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Most likely, you understand how logging in Db2 for z/OS works in general. There are log buffers, active logs, which get offloaded to archive logs,...

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The access paths formulated by the Db2 optimizer during the BIND process or access paths formulated at runtime for dynamic queries are critical to...

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Why does policy 123 in the POLICY table have status code X. I could have sworn the status code should be Y. How could this be? Who did it? When? ...

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The EXPLAIN functionality of Db2 for z/OS, by which the query optimizer's access path determinations are externalized, has been around as long as I...

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Whether they are beginners or experienced DBA, they have more or less doubts about the behavior of Db2, especially in terms of the execution...

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Whether they are beginners or experienced DBA, they have more or less doubts about the behavior of Db2, especially in terms of the execution...

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All of us have an opinion about IMPLICITLY created objects in a Db2 subsystem – it’s like a love/hate relationship. The ability for Db2 to...

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