What's changed in Db2 11.5.6

The topics in the following categories describe the changed functionality in Db2 11.5.6 that can impact existing applications.

Changes to Db2 commands in version 11.5.6
To improve performance and enhance usability in Db2® 11.5.6, select Db2 commands have been modified.
Changes to database manager configuration parameters in Db2 11.5.6
Db2 11.5.6 contains a number of new and changed database manager configuration parameters.
Changes to registry and environment variables in Db2 version 11.5.6
To support new and changed functionality in Db2 version 11.5.6, a number of changes were made to registry and environment variables.
Changes to database objects and functions in Db2 11.5.6
To support new features in Db2 11.5.6, database catalog objects such as system catalog views, built-in functions and global variables, built-in administrative routines and views are new and modified.
Deprecated functionality in 11.5.6
Functionality gets marked as deprecated when a specific function or feature is supported in the current release but might be removed in a future release. In some cases, it might be advisable to plan to discontinue the use of deprecated functionality.
Discontinued functionality
Discontinued functionality that has been removed in 11.5.6 and is no longer available. Users need to make changes if that functionality was being used in previous releases.

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