Book description
DB2 Developer's Guide is the field's #1 go-to source for on-the-job information on programming and administering DB2 on IBM z/OS mainframes. Now, three-time IBM Information Champion Craig S. Mullins has thoroughly updated this classic for DB2 v9 and v10. Mullins fully covers new DB2 innovations including temporal database support; hashing; universal tablespaces; pureXML; performance, security and governance improvements; new data types, and much more. Using current versions of DB2 for z/OS, readers will learn how to: * Build better databases and applications for CICS, IMS, batch, CAF, and RRSAF * Write proficient, code-optimized DB2 SQL * Implement efficient dynamic and static SQL applications * Use binding and rebinding to optimize applications * Efficiently create, administer, and manage DB2 databases and applications * Design, build, and populate efficient DB2 database structures for online, batch, and data warehousing * Improve the performance of DB2 subsystems, databases, utilities, programs, and SQL stat DB2 Developer's Guide, Sixth Edition builds on the unique approach that has made previous editions so valuable. It combines: * Condensed, easy-to-read coverage of all essential topics: information otherwise scattered through dozens of documents * Detailed discussions of crucial details within each topic * Expert, field-tested implementation advice * Sensible examples
Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Accolades for DB2 Developer’s Guide
- Dedication Page
- Contents at a Glance
- Contents
- Preface: A Short History of DB2 for z/OS
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
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Part I. SQL Techniques, Tips, and Tricks
- Chapter 1. The Magic Words
- Chapter 2. Data Manipulation Guidelines
- Chapter 3. Using DB2 Functions
- Chapter 4. Using DB2 User-Defined Functions and Data Types
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Chapter 5. Data Definition Guidelines
- An Overview of DB2 Database Objects
- DB2 Databases
- Creating and Using DB2 Table Spaces
- DB2 Storage and STOGROUPs
- Table Guidelines
- General Table Guidelines
- Normalization and Denormalization
- Assuring Data Integrity in DB2
- Referential Integrity
- Views, Aliases, and Synonyms
- Index Guidelines
- Naming Conventions
- Miscellaneous DDL Guidelines
- Summary
- Chapter 6. DB2 Indexing and Hashing Guidelines
- Chapter 7. Database Change Management, Schema Evolution, and Database Definition On Demand
- Chapter 8. Using DB2 Triggers
- Chapter 9. Large Objects and Object/Relational Databases
- Chapter 10. pureXML: Using XML in DB2 for z/OS
- Chapter 11. Supporting Temporal Data in DB2 for z/OS
- Chapter 12. DB2 Security, Authorization, and Auditing
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Part II. DB2 Application Development
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Chapter 13. Using DB2 in an Application Program
- Embedded SQL Basics
- Embedded SQL Guidelines
- Host Variables
- Programming with Cursors
- Modifying Data with Embedded SQL
- Application Development Guidelines
- Batch Programming Guidelines
- Online Programming Guidelines
- General SQL Coding Guidelines
- Introduction to Java
- Using REXX and DB2
- Developing Applications Using Only SQL
- Summary
- Chapter 14. Dynamic SQL Programming
- Chapter 15. Program Preparation
- Chapter 16. Using DB2 Stored Procedures
- Chapter 17. DB2 and the Internet
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Chapter 13. Using DB2 in an Application Program
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Part III. DB2 In-Depth
- Chapter 18. The Doors to DB2
- Chapter 19. Data Sharing
- Chapter 20. DB2 Behind the Scenes
- Chapter 21. The Optimizer
- Chapter 22. The Table-Based Infrastructure of DB2
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Chapter 23. Locking DB2 Data
- How DB2 Manages Locking
- Locks Versus Latches
- Lock Duration
- Table Space Locks
- Table Locks
- Page Locks
- Row Locks
- Lock Suspensions, Timeouts, and Deadlocks
- Partition Independence
- Lock Avoidance
- Data Sharing Global Lock Management
- LOBs and Locking
- DB2 Locking Guidelines
- Other DB2 Components
- The Big Picture
- Summary
- Part IV. DB2 Performance Monitoring
- Part V. DB2 Performance Tuning
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Part VI. DB2 Utilities and Commands
- Chapter 31. An Introduction to DB2 Utilities
- Chapter 32. Data Consistency Utilities
- Chapter 33. Backup and Recovery Utilities
- Chapter 34. Data Movement and Organization Utilities
- Chapter 35. Catalog Manipulation Utilities
- Chapter 36. Stand-Alone Utilities and Sample Programs
- Chapter 37. DB2 Commands
- Chapter 38. DB2 Utility and Command Guidelines
- Chapter 39. DB2 Contingency Planning
- Part VII. The Ideal DB2 Environment
- Part VIII. Distributed DB2
- Index
- Common DB2 SQLCODE Values
- DB2 Manuals
Product information
- Title: DB2 Developer’s Guide: A Solutions-Oriented Approach to Learning the Foundation and Capabilities of DB2 for z/OS, Sixth Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: April 2012
- Publisher(s): IBM Press
- ISBN: 9780132836470
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