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Workspace IBM i
Categories Db2 for i
Created by Guest
Created on Mar 18, 2019

RELATED IDEAS

Db2 dependency service

For moving forward with IT transformation from DDS to pure SQL we still need some tooling that was provide in pure DDS + RPG. With DSPPGMREF and DSPDBR in combination it was possible to build a decency graph to show the impact of a certain change i a table. Now, It would be appreciated if a similar functionality could be available when moving to SQL only.


Use Case:

We are working on a tool for moving IBM i into the loop of DevOps where we need to know the impact of changing columns, tables, views, triggers, procedures, UDTF etc.

A callable "IBM i SQL service" that lists dependencies for all the above. Something like the ACS->Run->Show Object References ... just deeper.


Idea priority High
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Nov 13, 2020

    The SYSTOOLS.RELATED_OBJECTS table function was delivered in fall 2020 with IBM i 7.4 PTF Group level 10 and IBM i 7.3 PTF Group level 22.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jun 11, 2020

    IBM will use this request as input to planning but no commitment is made or implied. This request will be updated in the future if IBM implements it.

  • Guest
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    |     Oct 15, 2019

    The CAAC has reviewed this requirement and recommends that IBM not implement this request. Per Mark's comment below, and the comment that there are third party products that can do this, there are alternatives already in place.

    Background: The COMMON Americas Advisory Council (CAAC) members have a broad range of experience in working with small and medium-sized IBM i customers. CAAC has a key role in working with IBM i development to help assess the value and impact of individual RFEs on the broader IBM i community, and has therefore reviewed your RFE.

    For more information about CAAC, see www.common.org/caac

    For more details about CAAC's role with RFEs, see http://www.ibmsystemsmag.com/Blogs/i-Can/May-2017/COMMON-Americas-Advisory-Council-%28CAAC%29-and-RFEs/

    Nancy Uthke-Schmucki - CAAC Program Manager

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Aug 6, 2019

    The COMMON Europe Advisory Council (CEAC) has reviewed this requirement and recommends that IBM view this as a medium priority requirement that should be addressed.

    Background: The CEAC members have a broad range of experience in working with small and medium-sized IBM i customers. CEAC has a crucial role in working with IBM i development to help assess the value and impact of individual RFEs on the broader IBM i community and has therefore reviewed your RFE.

    To find out how CEAC help to shape the future of IBM i, see CEAC @ ibm.biz/BdYSYj and the article "The Five Hottest IBM i RFEs Of The Quarter" at ibm.biz/BdYSZT

    Therese Eaton – CEAC Program Manager, IBM

  • Guest
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    |     Apr 6, 2019

    You can get even more information related to references than you ever could from DSPPGMREF by using two DB2 services that already exist. QSYS2.SYSPROGRAMSTMTSTAT will return the SQL statements referenced in a program. You can then join to the table function PARSE_STATEMENT and pass in each SQL statement in turn. For example, the following SQL statement will return references for all SQL statements in all programs, modules, and service programs in library MJATST:

    select program_name, statement_text, b.* from qsys2.sysprogramstmtstat a, table (qsys2.PARSE_STATEMENT(a.statement_text)) as b
    where prograM_SCHEMA = 'MJATST';

    And because you access this via an SQL query, you can modify the statement to get just the results you want.

  • Guest
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    |     Mar 19, 2019

    There are plenty of 3rd party software products that can assist with impact analysis. ARCAD observer, and Pathfinder are just to name a few. I would look into these as I've always used something like this for my impact analysis.

    Thanks!

    Jason

  • Guest
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    |     Mar 18, 2019

    Attachment (Use case): ACS Object Reference

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