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Status Under review
Categories Other/Unknown
Created by Guest
Created on Oct 30, 2025

Missing DB2 load/import option in IDz 17.0.2

Until IDz v15, with the Data Source Explorer, the Db2 load/import option was available, but now that Data Studio has been deprecated (since IDz v16), the functionality is missing?

Idea priority High
  • Guest
    Dec 1, 2025

    The import of DB2 connections is irrelevant here. The problem is that the connections does not offer the unload and load of data as it did in Data Studio. I know I can export data to csv file in IDz 17, bit there is no way I can load/import this data into the table again using IDz 17. Regardless if I import my connections or not. 

  • Guest
    Nov 3, 2025
    Thank you for submitting this Idea. Since updating the Db2 tooling from Data Studio in IDz 16.x and 17.x, some changes were made to align more with the overall IDz workflow.

    Perhaps this guide can help with the import transition - https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/developer-for-zos/17.0.x?topic=connections-importing-connection-profiles