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A new SQL scalar function, TIMESTAMPDIFF_BIG, was added that returns a BIGINT result value
See this IBM Documentation page for the details: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.5?topic=functions-timestampdiff-big
Db2 for i development team
IBM Power Systems Development
The CEAC has reviewed this requirement and recommends that IBM view this as a “nice to have” LOW priority feature. This might be the spark to change standards. In the meantime, there are plenty of workarounds available.
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
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.
On seconds thoughts. I would be more flexible if an new UDTF could return DECFLOAT in seconds with decimals since timestamps now a day can be specified with fractions.
The implementation could be similar to this:
create or replace function qusrsys.timestamp_diff_ex (
t1 timestamp(9),
t2 timestamp(9)
) returns decfloat(34)
begin
return DECFLOAT (t1 - t2 ,34);
end;
The CAAC has reviewed this requirement and recommends that IBM view this as a “nice to have” low priority feature. If it works up to 35 minutes, it should not fail after 35 minutes.
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
Nancy Uthke-Schmucki - CAAC Program Manager