(Robert Ferin) User interaction with IBM Datacap can occur when physically scanning pages or when reviewing problems found while processing pages. Here, you can find the information to create your own panels to be used within an IBM Datacap application. Custom panels present alternative layouts and

(Craig S. Mullins) BIND and REBIND are crucially important components as you attempt to assure efficient DB2 applications. Because the BIND/REBIND process determines exactly how your DB2 data is accessed it is important that you develop an appropriate strategy for when and how to REBIND your program

(Lockwood Lyon) In a mainframe environment, where you share DB2 with hundreds of other apps, being well-behaved is important. The DBA will ensure this by gathering the following important information during application design.

(Paolo Bruni) Consist Advanced Development Solution (ConsistADS) is an end-to-end conversion solution that conversion and transparency methods for migrating to IBM DB2 for z/OS software. The solution includes DB2 for z/OS and several DB2 tools as part of the package.

(Troy L Coleman) DB2 for z/OS maintains a set of tables called the DB2 catalog. These tables, which are maintained in the DSNDB06 database, contain information about DB2 database objects and application objects, as well as object recovery information.

(Surekha Parekh) DB2 11 for z/OS helps secure and manage high-volume business transactions, batch reporting, and business-critical analytics together, in a single environment, and built on the legendary qualities

(Marco Deluca, David Finn and Octavio Roscioli) Create your own widget ecosystem on IBM Bluemix. This article focuses on building Bluemix widgets, the developers creating them, and how they can deliver new tools to line-of-business users. It briefly describes the dynamism between experience creato

(Lockwood Lyon) This is an unfortunate but very common truth. Best practices and SQL implementation standards are the DBA’s friends in this environment. Perhaps you can convince developers that “Expert SQL developers code like this!”, and give them examples of good-performing SQL, or even bad exampl

(Iqbal Goralwalla) How much does your business suffer if you cannot get to your data within a certain time? Loss of data access can significantly impact your business resulting in losses in revenue, customer confidence, market share, and more.

(Troy L Coleman) Early in my career, not long after I became a DB2 database administrator, I wanted to attend my first IDUG conference. Management consented — but only if I would give my own presentation.