New-function APARs for Db2 13

Db2 13 introduces the continuous delivery of new capabilities in a single service stream. Many APARs in Db2 13 deliver deactivated functional code to support future function levels. However, some introduce their enhancements in Db2 13 regardless of the activated function level.

The following table summarizes the new-function APARs for Db2 13 from newest to oldest, including the APARs that enable activation of Db2 13 function levels. However, it does not include APARs that stage code for future Db2 13 function levels, "bug fixes," or other maintenance APARs.

Description	APAR	Date
Installation and migration changes to support new EXPLAIN columns	PH48053	2023-01
Improved IFCID 0402 reset behavior	PH50729	2023-01
Removed stacking limitations for PBG to PBR conversions	PH51359	2022-12
Control the maximum number of concurrent external UDFs	PH44833	2023-01
Lock avoidance for singleton SELECT with ISOLATION(CS) and CURRENTDATA(YES)	PH49335	2022-12
Authorization update for CREATE INDEX on DGTT	PH48601	2022-11
Product identifier (PRDID) values for specific DRDA levels	PH48184	2022-11
Accelerator expression-offload support for LISTAGG and RAND	PH48480	2022-11
Improved tape data set estimation for LOAD	PH47800	2022-10
Improved PLAN_TABLE.PARENT_PLANNO column data for views and table expressions	PH49972	2022-10
Function level V13R1M502 activation support	PH47891	2022-10
List prefetch for MERGE statements	PH47581	2022-09
Support for UNI_90 locale for the LOWER, TRANSLATE, and UPPER built-in functions	PH47187	2022-09
Reduced LOGREC entries for parallel queries with FETCH FIRST n ROWS	PH48183	2022-09
FL 500 Improved DBAT status for MONITOR THREADS profiles in DISPLAY THREAD output	PH47626	2022-08
DECFLOAT datatype support for PL/I and C with DCLGEN	PH47453	2022-08
Improved DBAT status information in DISPLAY THREAD output	PH45504	2022-07