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Hello, As we near the end of 3Q 2023, I want to take the opportunity to update you on what’s happening in the world of Db2 for z/OS. We’re currently wrapping up function level 504 for V13, and there are two new features in particular that have generated a great deal of excitement. The first...
By Gayathiri Chandran and Emily Alameida. With APAR PH54863 , Db2 13 now allows database administrators (DBAs) with DBADM authority on databases to drop a view and select from a view without always requiring system level authority. This function is available in V13R1M100 or higher....
By John Lyle and Paul McWilliams. After you apply the PTF for APAR PH50072 (available since June 2023), you can issue a DISPLAY GROUP command with the DETAIL keyword to quickly get a report about the readiness of your Db2 for z/OS subsystems and data sharing groups for migration to Db2...
With the release of Db2 12 for z/OS, Db2 development shifted from our previous three-year release cadence to continuous delivery, where new capabilities are available to customers as soon as possible, with less frequent new releases. Function levels were introduced to enable customers to control...
You are no doubt aware that Db2 development transitioned to continuous delivery of new features and capabilities with the release of Db2 12 in 2016, and Db2 development has continued this approach with the release of Db2 13. The Db2 function levels that enable many new capabilities tend to get a...
Forty years ago IBM announced a new relational database for the mainframe based upon IBM Fellow Edgar F. Codd’s seminal 1969 paper "A Relational Model of Data for Large Shared Data Banks”. It was named “DB2” - IMS being the first. In the decades since, Db2 for z/OS has become the database of...
To the Db2 for z/OS Community, it gives me great pleasure to announce that Haakon Roberts is assuming the role of Director of Development for Db2 for z/OS and Db2 Tools effective immediately. Many of you are already familiar with Haakon and know that he has been a highly respected member and...
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Haakon Roberts is a name that many Db2 for z/OS customers are familiar with. As a key member of the Db2 for z/OS technical leadership team, he devotes much of his time to interacting directly with the people who depend on Db2 for z/OS to run their businesses, whether that be at conferences, on...
In both Db2 12 and Db2 13, the Db2 for z/OS declarations generator (DCLGEN) was recently enhanced by new-function APARs that deliver the following improved support of certain data types. COMP-5 declarations for integer data in COBOL applications With PH42857 in Db2 12 and in Db2...
Introduced in Db2 13, SQL Data Insights brought artificial intelligence (AI) functionality to the Db2 for z/OS engine. It provided the capability to run SQL AI query to find valuable insights hidden in your Db2 data and help you make better business decisions. SQL DI prepares AI functions by...