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System Administration Certification exam 918 for IBM Informix Dynamic Server 11 prep, Part 8: SQL features for administrators

Michaela Trautwein-Ostner (mtrautwe@de.ibm.com), Advanced Support Engineer, IBM
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Michaela Trautwein-Ostner is an Advanced Support Engineer for Informix Dynamic Server at IBM. She is in this position for about sever years. Prior to this Michaela Trautwein-Ostner has developed database applications for medical systems
Marcio Bulek (mbulek@us.ibm.com), Technical Support Engineer, IBM
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Marcio Bulek has developed many database applications and worked as a support engineer through the years. At IBM, Marcio provides database support for Informix Dynamic Server versions 7, 9, and 10.

Summary:  IBM® Informix® Dynamic Server, Version 11 (IDS 11) has new SQL features. Learn how to use SQL to perform administrative tasks, improve query performance, manage data security, and manipulate data. The eighth in a series of eight tutorials, use this tutorial to help prepare for the IDS 11 exam 918.

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Date:  Mar 2008 (Published 28 Jun 2006)
Level:  Intermediate
PDF:  A4 and Letter (139 KB | 38 pages)Get Adobe® Reader®

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About this series

Thinking about seeking certification on System Administration for IBM IDS 11 (Exam 918)? If so, you're in the right spot. This series of eight IDS certification preparation tutorials covers all the basics -- the topics you'll need to understand before you read the first exam question. Even if you're not planning to seek certification right away, this set of tutorials is a great place to start learning what's new in IDS 11.

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About this tutorial

This tutorial explains the syntax and usage of SQL features in IBM Informix Dynamic Server 11.10. It covers SQL features that are new in Version 11 as well as the features that an administrator would need.

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Objectives

After completing this tutorial, you should be able to:

  • Understand SQL features in IDS 11.0
  • Understand the SQL Administration API
  • Understand how to use enhanced data-type and UDR support in cross-server distributed operations
  • Understand various new SQL features like basic-text publishing and XML publishing
  • Understand the usage of optimizer directives and improved statistic maintenance
  • Understand label-based access control (LBAC) data security

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Prerequisites

This tutorial is geared toward database administrators (DBAs) familiar with basic database concepts.

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System requirements

You do not need a copy of IDS to complete this tutorial. However, you will get more out of the tutorial if you download the free trial version of IBM IDS 11 to work along with this tutorial.

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