# The Toad for DB2 v6.5 beta program has started

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**Category:** Toad for IBM DB2\
**Created:** [September 22, 2017, 6:57am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/the-toad-for-db2-v6-5-beta-program-has-started/40026 "2017-09-22T06:57:29Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 22, 2017, 6:57am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/the-toad-for-db2-v6-5-beta-program-has-started/40026/1 "2017-09-22T06:57:29Z")

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We are pleased to announce the start of the Toad for DB2 v6.5 beta program.

Please visit the beta program page at:

[http://www.toadworld.com/products/toad-for-ibm-db2/toad\_for\_ibm\_db2\_beta\_program/](http://www.toadworld.com/products/toad-for-ibm-db2/toad_for_ibm_db2_beta_program/)

…to view the release notes and download the beta installer.

Some product highlights:

- For tables, indexes and tablespace, Toad now has a new object ‘Overview’ tab that can be customized to display information about those objects that you feel is important - on one tab!

- Dashboards have been enhanced to include a new ‘Live Query’ scroll-able and resize-able widget and now include the ability to quickly clone dashboards

- In the SQL Editor feature, DB2 z/OS users in can now read scripts from and write scripts to Partitioned Dataset (PDS) members on the mainframe

The [beta release notes](http://dev.toadfordb2.com/releasenotes/beta/toaddb2betarn.pdf) contain information on all new enhancements and features.

Please try the new beta and provide any feedback in the beta forum

Thanks.