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Status Future consideration
Workspace IBM i
Categories Db2 for i
Created by Guest
Created on Nov 15, 2024

RELATED IDEAS

Add SQL functions for image catalog commands

when working with PTF images and/or OS upgrade images the ability to get details about image catalogs and read/verify entries from image catalogs

QVOIRCLD - Retrieve Image Catalog Details

QVOIRCLG - Retrieve Image Catalogs


Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Dec 15, 2024

    I made exactly such a SQL table function called IMAGE_CATALOG_DETAILS as open source back in 2016.

    The source is available in a BitBucket repository: https://bitbucket.org/christianjorgensen/sql-udtf-image_catalog_details/src/master/

    Building the table function requires the ILE RPG compiler, but it can run on IBM i 7.1 and newer releases.

    It works for both optical and tape image catalogs, and we have used it since creation without any issues.

    HTH.


    Best regards,

    Christian

    CEAC member

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Dec 13, 2024
    IBM will use this Idea as input to planning, but no commitment is made or implied. This Idea will be updated in the future if IBM implements it.

    Db2 for i development team
    IBM Power Systems Development

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