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DB2 9.5 SQL Procedure Developer exam 735 prep, Part 2: DB2 SQL procedures

Marina Greenstein (greenstm@us.ibm.com), Executive IT Specialist, IBM
Marina Greenstein is an Executive IT Software Specialist with the IBM Database Migration Team. She is an IBM Certified Solutions Expert who joined IBM in 1995 with experience in database application architecture and development. During the 13 years Marina has been with the DB2 Migration Team, she has assisted customers in their migrations from Microsoft SQL Server™, Sybase, or Oracle databases to DB2. She has presented migration methodology at numerous DB2 technical conferences and at SHARE. She is also the author of multiple articles, white papers and IBM Redbooks about DB2 migration.
Shakeb Shere (shakebs@ca.ibm.com), IBM DB2 Common Client Technologies advanced support analyst, IBM
Shakeb Shere is a certified IBM DB2 Universal Database Application Developer. He has worked for the IBM DB2 technical support team for over 8 years, and has in-depth knowledge in all forms of application development support for DB2 including stored procedure support. He currently focuses his support in CLI, ODBC, .NET and OLEDB, and currently works in the Advanced Support Common Client Technologies team for DB2 Universal Database on Linux, UNIX, and Windows.

Summary:  This tutorial introduces the SQL procedure as it relates to DB2® V9.5. Learn about DB2 9.5 SQL procedures, including an introduction to stored procedures, the advantages of using stored procedures, and the differences between SQL procedures and external procedures. Learn about different SQL procedure statements and see how to invoke and share nested stored procedures. Test and deploy stored procedures and discover how to secure SQL procedures. This tutorial is the second in a series of six tutorials designed to help you prepare for the DB2 9.5 SQL Procedure Developer Certification Exam (735).

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Date:  02 Oct 2008
Level:  Intermediate
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Thinking about seeking certification on DB2 SQL Procedure Developer (Exam 735)? If so, you've landed in the right spot. This series of six DB2 certification preparation tutorials covers all the basics -- the topics you'll need to understand before you read the first exam question. Even if you are not planning to seek certification right away, this set of tutorials is a great place to start learning all about database development for DB2 V9.5.

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In this tutorial, you'll learn about DB2 9.5 SQL procedures, including an introduction to stored procedures, the advantages of using stored procedures, and the differences between SQL procedures and external procedures. Learn about different SQL procedure statements and see how to invoke and share nested stored procedures. Test and deploy stored procedures and discover how to secure SQL procedures.

This is the second in a series of six tutorials you can use to help prepare for the DB2 9.5 SQL Procedure Developer exam 735. The material in this tutorial primarily covers the objectives in Section 2 of the test, which is entitled "SQL Procedures." See Resources.

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Prerequisites

This tutorial is written for Linux®, UNIX®, or Windows® database developers or administrators, whose skills and experience are at a beginning to intermediate level. You should have a general familiarity with using a UNIX or Windows command-line shell and a working knowledge of DB2 and SQL commands.

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System requirements

The examples in this tutorial are specific to DB2 9.5 running on a Windows operating system. The concepts and information provided are relevant to DB2 running on any distributed platform.

You do not need a copy of DB2 9.5 to complete this tutorial. However, you will get more out of the tutorial if you download the free trial version of IBM DB2 9.5 to work along with this tutorial.

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