This tutorial demonstrates the use of the advanced features of the IBM DB2 Development Add-In for Visual Studio .NET to create and deploy SQL stored procedures from a development environment to a production DB2 for z/OS database environment.
The DB2 Development Add-In for Visual Studio .NET enables z/OS developers to easily build and deploy SQL stored procedures across multiple configurations with varied SQL build options in a team development enviornment. You must have a working knowledge of DB2 and VS.NET.
System requirements
The tutorial was built using software from both IBM andMicrosoft:
IBMDB2 Stinger Application Development Client.
IBMDB2 Stinger Development Add-In for VS.NET.
IBMDB2 for z/OS V7 to be installed and configured on the mainframe server.
MicrosoftVisual Studio .NET 2003.
MicrosoftWindows 2000, 2003, XP, or NT operating system.
TheOptions Manager tool provided in this tutorial.
Note, the DB2 Stinger early release may be downloaded fromthe following web site: