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Status Future consideration
Workspace IBM i
Categories Db2 for i
Created by Guest
Created on Aug 26, 2020

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add a new audit field to the SQL fields

See this idea on ideas.ibm.com

I would like to be able to get the program name that updated/inserted a row in SQL in a generated always field. Today we can add the job, user, timestamp, ... automatically but not the name of the program. It would be more complete if we could add this info.


Use Case:

In many customers add some audit fields to the SQL tables using the generated fields. Example
ROW_BIRTH TIMESTAMP(12) GENERATED ALWAYS AS ROW BEGIN NOT NULL ,
ROW_DEATH TIMESTAMP(12) GENERATED ALWAYS AS ROW END NOT NULL ,
TRANSACTION_TIME FOR COLUMN TRANS00001 TIMESTAMP(12) GENERATED ALWAYS AS TRANSACTION START ID NOT NULL ,
AUDIT_TYPE CHAR(1) CCSID 37 GENERATED ALWAYS AS ( DATA CHANGE OPERATION ) NOT NULL ,
AUDIT_USER VARCHAR(128) CCSID 37 GENERATED ALWAYS AS ( SESSION_USER ) NOT NULL ,
AUDIT_JOB VARCHAR(28) CCSID 37 GENERATED ALWAYS AS ( QSYS2.JOB_NAME ) NOT NULL ,

But you can not add the program name in the same way. I would be better if this was possible.


Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Nov 23, 2020

    The CEAC has reviewed this requirement and recommends that IBM view this as a MEDIUM priority requirement that should be addressed.

    Background: The COMMON Europe Advisory Council (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
    Reply
    |     Oct 19, 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.

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Trigger Buffer should include Event Pgm, PgmLib, Procedure, and Statement (boost performance)

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over 2 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Future consideration

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