Using take action to invoke predefined command to cancel a thread is available from OMPE’s Tivoli Enterprise Portal (TEP) interface. This requires granting Db2 authority to the user ID of the OMPE started task which for some customers is not desired and considered a security concern.

With APAR PH47423/UI82806 and fixpack 5.4.0-TIV-KD5-FP0025, two new prefixes “DP:” and “D5:” are introduced to pair with the existing cancel thread command. With prefixed command, the cancel thread request…

Introduction.

Because CICS transactions can execute so quickly, looking at Task History may be the only way to evaluate the performance of a transaction. Often when looking at CICS Task History, it is apparent the transaction spent the bulk of its time in Db2. Or, from Db2 Thread History, you can see a task originated in a CICS Region. In both cases, it can be difficult to determine the exact instance of the thread in Db2 or the Task in CICS.

With IBM Z OMEGAMON for CICS V5.6.0…

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If you attended Gareth Copplestone-Jones' presentation at IDUG EMEA and want to learn more about Db2 Locking, here’s where to start. 

This Db2 for z/OS Locking blog series is mostly targeted at Db2 for z/OS application developers, but is also appropriate for application designers, database administrators,…

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