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XML application migration from DB2 8.x to DB2 Viper, Part 1: Partial updates to XML documents in DB2 Viper
The first of a three-article series on migrating your XML applications from DB2 UDB V8.x to DB2 Viper, this article describes a method for performing partial updates to XML documents stored natively in DB2 Viper, using a stored procedure that's included as a download.
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11 May 2006 |
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XML application migration from DB2 8.x to DB2 Viper, Part 2: Compare XML functionality in DB2 Viper to XML functionality in DB2 V8.x
Look at the XML functionality in DB2 Viper and compare it to that of DB2 V8.x. This article discusses the new XML features introduced in DB2 Viper, and goes into the details regarding the impact the new XML support has on migrating existing XML-based applications. This is the second of a three-article series on migrating your XML applications from DB2 UDB V8.x to DB2 Viper.
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24 May 2006 |
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XML application migration from DB2 8.x to DB2 Viper, Part 3: Sample XML application migration scenario
Step through the XML application migration process using an example scenario. You'll create a sample application using DB2 Universal Database Version 8.x XMLfunctionality, then migrate that application using DB2 Viper XML capabilities.
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01 Jun 2006 |
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XML application migration from DB2 8.x to DB2 Viper, Part 2: Compare XML functionality in DB2 Viper to XML functionality in DB2 V8.x
Look at the XML functionality in DB2 Viper and compare it to that of DB2 V8.x. This article discusses the new XML features introduced in DB2 Viper, and goes into the details regarding the impact the new XML support has on migrating existing XML-based applications. This is the second of a three-article series on migrating your XML applications from DB2 UDB V8.x to DB2 Viper.
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24 May 2006 |
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DB2 Viper 2 compatibility features
Porting or migrating an application from Oracle?
If so, discover how DB2 Viper 2 makes your life easier by understanding some of the more common or hard to map Oracle-isms.
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26 Jul 2007 |
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Get off to a fast start with DB2 Viper
DB2's Viper release, now in beta, features significant new support for storing, managing, and searching XML data. Master these new XML features quickly through several step-by-step articles that explain how to accomplish fundamental tasks. In this article, learn how to create database objects for managing your XML data and how to populate your DB2 database with XML data.
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02 Mar 2006 |
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What's new in DB2 Viper
The new DB2 "Viper" release, now in beta, features a significant architectural departure from prior versions. For the first time since its debut, DB2 is providing a new query language, new storage technology, new indexing technology, and other features to support XML data and its inherent hierarchical structure. But don't worry, all of DB2's traditional database management features remain, including its support for SQL and tabular data structures. Explore Viper's new XML technology and learn why IBM now considers DB2 a "hybrid" or multi-structured database management system (DBMS).
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09 Feb 2006 |
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Develop proof-of-concept .NET applications, Part 1: Create database objects in DB2 Viper using .NET
This tutorial series teaches you how to create proof-of-concept Windows and Web applications to access relational and XML data in IBM DB2 Viper using Microsoft Visual Studio.NET 2005. Part 1 explains the application specifications and illustrates how to create the relational database objects required for the application. You will learn how to create tables, views, triggers, and stored procedures, using a carpooling sample application.
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11 May 2006 |
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ISV success with DB2 Viper
Learn about the IBM DB2 Viper product changes that are most significant to ISVs, how they may affect existing database application code and scripts, and get guidance on how to plan to update your application.
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30 Mar 2006 |
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From DAD to annotated XML schema decomposition
The annotated XML schema decomposition in DB2 Viper allows you to decompose XML documents into relational tables much more efficiently than the XML Extender. Learn about annotated XML schema decomposition, then follow the steps required to migrate from the XML Extender. Includes a tool to help you migrate.
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13 Apr 2006 |
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Query DB2 XML data with XQuery
The IBM DB2 Viper release, now in beta, features significant new support for storing, managing, and querying XML data. Learn how to query data stored in XML columns using XQuery.
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06 Apr 2006 |
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DB2 label-based access control: A practical guide, Part 2: A step-by-step guide to protect sensitive data using LBAC
LBAC is a security feature introduced in the DB2 Viper release. With LBAC, administrators can control read and write access of user to a table column and row level. This tutorial includes use-case scenarios that demostrate how users can apply LBAC to protect their data from illegal access, and yet has the flexibility of allowing user to access data restrictively. The tutorial provides a step-by-step guide to create LBAC solutions based on use-case scenarios.
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11 May 2006 |
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Default mapping for annotated XML schema
The IBM DB2 Viper release brings many new XML-related (and non-XML) features. One such feature is the annotated XML schema decomposition that allows you to decompose their XML documents into relational tables. The annotated XML schema supports various mapping constructs that allow you to map elements/attributes defined in the XML schema to table-column pairs in the relational schema. For large XML schemas consisting of many XML schema documents, manual annotation can be a cumbersome task. Get an introduction to the tool, DefaultAnnotater, that allows you to create default mapping and a default relational schema into which corresponding XML documents can be decomposed. This article provides a good starting platform for not only trying out the new function, but also further enhancing the mapping in a given XML schema.
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20 Apr 2006 |
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DB2 XML evaluation guide
The DB2 XML Evaluation Guide is a step-by-step tutorial to introduce the reader to the DB2 Viper data server on Windows platforms using the XML storage and searching (SQL/XML, XQuery) capabilities available to support next-generation applications.
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01 Jun 2006 |
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DB2 Label-Based Access Control, a practical guide, Part 1: Understand the basics of LBAC in DB2
LBAC is a security feature introduced in the DB2 Viper release. With LBAC, administrators can control read and write access of user to a table column and row level. This tutorial includes use case scenarios that demostrate how users can apply LBAC to protect their data from illegal access, and yet has the flexibility of allowing the user to access data restrictively. The tutorial provides a step-by-step guide to create LBAC solutions based on use-case scenarios.
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04 May 2006 |
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Develop Java applications for DB2 XML data
DB2's Viper release, now in beta, features significant new support for storing, managing, and querying XML data. In this article, you'll learn the basics of how to write Java applications that access the new XML data.
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04 May 2006 |
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Query DB2 XML Data with SQL
The DB2 Viper release, now in beta, features significant new support for storing, managing, and querying XML data. In this article, learn how to query data stored in XML columns using SQL and SQL/XML. A subsequent article will illustrate how to query XML data using XQuery, a new language supported by DB2.
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16 Mar 2006 |
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Create Web services with IBM Data Server Developer Workbench
Learn how to create Web services using the IBM Data Server Developer
Workbench, also referred to as the Viper Developer. The demo shows you
how to publish an SQL script, an SQL stored procedure and an XQuery script as REST
and SOAP Web services.
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26 Nov 2007 |
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XML in a non-Unicode database
Use the XML native data type in a non-Unicode database in DB2 Viper 2. Find tips on how to avoid substitution characters, pointers for query structuring and character reference usage, and explanations of the new utility UDFs shipping with the product.
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19 Jul 2007 |
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Introducing DB2 9: DB2 9 unveiled
IBM DB2 9 (previously codenamed 'Viper') for Linux, UNIX, and Windows marks a new stage in the evolution of data servers. This article introduces you to many of DB2 9's capabilities, including pureXML, data compression, self-tuning memory, autonomic computing enhancements, LBAC security, table partitioning, and more.
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27 Jul 2006 |
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Introducing DB2 9, Part 1: Data compression in DB2 9
Reduce storage
requirements, improve I/O efficiency, and provide quicker access to data from disk
with the advanced data compression in IBM DB2 9 "Venom" technology. This article takes a look at how it works, explains the benefits, and shows sample results of space savings.
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24 May 2006 |
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Licensing distributed DB2 9.7 servers in a high availability (HA) environment
Are you trying to ensure you're licensing your DB2 servers correctly in a high availability environment? Don't have the time nor the will to read through the announcement letters, PLETs, or your licensing sheets? Author Paul Zikopoulos explains it all in plain English for the DB2 9.7 release that became generally available on June 17th, 2009.
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29 Oct 2009 |
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Compare the distributed DB2 9.5 data servers
In a side-by-side comparison table, author Paul Zikopoulos makes it simple to understand the basic licensing rules, functions, and feature differences between the members of the distributed DB2 9.5 server family as of the interim release packaging changes announced on February 10th, 2009.
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10 Feb 2009 |
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Use XML in DB2 SQL stored procedures
SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE and DELETE statements can all use the new IBM DB2 9 SQL/XML functions, which can be run in several different environments. The DB2 command line processor, third-party query tools, and SQL stored procedures are all compatible environments. Stored procedures add the ability to incorporate procedural logic constructs such as variables, IF/THEN/ELSE logic, looping, cursors and error trapping. Explore the interaction of XML data with procedural logic in this article. The short code examples and explanations provided will save you precious time on the road to becoming proficient with XML in SQL stored procedures.
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18 Jan 2007 |
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Influence query optimization with optimization profiles and statistical views in DB2 9
Learn about enhancements in DB2 9 that enable you to influence the default query optimization behaviour. This capability is particularly useful when you are tuning classes of SQL queries that are not performing as expected, even though you have tuned your queries using the best practices. New techniques now make it possible to overwrite the optimizer behaviour and improve your query performance.
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07 Dec 2006 |
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A performance comparison of DB2 9 pureXML and CLOB or shredded XML storage
Like other databases,
the DB2 V8 XML Extender offers two storage and access models for XML: XML documents
can be stored intact as unparsed text in CLOB columns, or they can be mapped and
shredded to a set of relational tables. Both options have known performance
limitations. The new pureXML technology in DB2 9 seeks to overcome these limitations
by storing and querying XML in its inherent hierarchical format. This article
describes a series of measurements to characterize the cases in which pureXML does or
doesn't provide a performance benefit, and to quantify the performance difference to
CLOB or shredded storage.
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07 Dec 2006 |
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Leverage your Oracle 10g skills to learn DB2 9.1 for Linux, UNIX and Windows
If you're a database specialist interested in growing your DB2 9 skills, there's a good chance that you've already developed database skills with another relational database product somewhere along the way. Recently updated for the latest versions of DB2 and Oracle, this article shows you how to use your current knowledge of Oracle 10g to quickly gain skills in DB2 9 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows.
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02 Nov 2006 |
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DB2 security, Part 10: Deploy customized security plug-ins in DB2 9
Determine what should be tested before deploying your own customized security plug-ins. Accompanying this article, there is a security plug-in loader program. This article also discusses how to take advantage of the new enhancements to the security plug-in infrastructure in DB2 9.
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19 Oct 2006 |
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Exploit XML indexes for XML query performance in DB2 9
DB2(R) 9 provides pureXML storage and offers XQuery and
SQL/XML as query languages. XML indexes are essential for high query
performance, but their usage for query evaluation depends on how query
predicates are formulated. This article presents a set of guidelines for
writing XML queries and creating XML indexes in a consistent manner so that
indexes speed up your queries as expected. Also learn what to look for in XML
query execution plans to detect performance issues, and find out how to fix
them. A downloadable "cheat sheet" summarizes the most important guidelines.
This article has been updated for DB2 9.5 and 9.7. [2009 Jul 30: This article has been updated for DB2 9.5 and 9.7, including
additional SQL/XML sample queries.--Ed.]
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29 Jul 2009 |
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15 best practices for pureXML performance in DB2
DB2 9 introduces pureXML
support, which means that XML data is stored and queried in its inherent hierarchical format.
To query XML data, DB2 offers two languages, SQL/XML and XQuery. Additionally,
DB2 9 has sophisticated XML indexing capabilities and support for XML Schema
validation. While most existing performance guidelines for DB2 also apply to
XML data, this article provides additional XML-specific performance tips. This article has been updated for DB2 9.5. [2009 May 26: Corrected code in Listings 12 and 13.--Ed.]
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26 May 2009 |
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DB2 partitioning features
This article introduces the following DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows table design features: table partitioning, multidimensional clustering, database partitioned tables, and materialized query tables. You'll see how these features work as a team in the context of data warehouses, and examine their benefits for query performance, roll-in, and roll-out.
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03 Aug 2006 |
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pureXML in DB2 9: Which way to query your XML data?
DB2 9 introduces pureXML support, which means that XML data is stored and queried in its inherent hierarchical format. To query XML data, DB2 offers two languages, SQL/XML and XQuery. You can use XQuery and SQL separately, but you can also use XQuery embedded in SQL and vice versa. This gives you a lot of flexibility and options for querying your XML data. Each of these options is useful under certain circumstances. In this article we describe these options, their respective advantages and disadvantages, and guidelines for choosing the right one for your needs.
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28 Aug 2007 |
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Introducing DB2 9, Part 3: Self-tuning memory in DB2 9
Tuning your database memory and buffers for optimum performance is effortless with the new self-tuning memory management feature in DB2 9. It automatically configures database memory settings and adjusts them dynamically during run time to optimize performance and improve administrator productivity. Take a look at how it works, explore the benefits, and see the results of this feature in a benchmark setting.
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01 Jun 2006 |
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DB2 and IBM's Processor Value Unit pricing
A number of years ago (3Q06), IBM Software Group (SWG) announced a new methodology for processor-based pricing and
introduced the concept of the Processor Value Unit (PVU) as a way to determine the processor rating of a server. This article describes
how DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows (DB2) is licensed with the new PVU methodology for unlimited users.
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29 Oct 2009 |
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DB2 9 XML performance characteristics
Learn about the performance and scalability characteristics of a simulated securities brokerage transaction processing environment using DB2 9 XML, IBM POWER5+, AIX 5.3, and TotalStorage DS8100. This scenario includes use of the FIXML schema, a financial industry standard.
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30 Jan 2007 |
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Use DB2 native XML with PHP
You will be able to use PHP with the native XML capability coming in the next version of DB2 UDB to develop Web apps with a smaller code size, reduced complexity, simpler relational schema, and better management of schema evolution as business requirements change. This article illustrates the concepts with a usage scenario modeled around an online shop selling antique silverware to registered customers.
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27 Oct 2005 |
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Recommended reading list: DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows database
administration
Learn about IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows with
this reading list, compiled especially for the database
administrator community. This popular article is updated to include the latest content that has been published for DB2 9
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20 Nov 2008 |
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Introducing DB2 9, Part 4: Autonomic and other enhancements in DB2 9
DB2 9's autonomic features help you derive more business value from your data, while spending less time managing it. This article introduces some of the autonomic capabilities that are new in DB2 9, and describes other noteworthy enhancements.
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01 Jun 2006 |
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Introducing DB2 9, Part 2: Table partitioning in DB2 9
Improve performance and achieve greater scalability and easier management by using table partitioning, a feature of DB2 9. As tables grow in size, it may be easier to manage your data in chunks or by limited ranges. This article takes a quick look at the basics of table partitions and gives you insight into the benefits of this capability.
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24 May 2006 |
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DB2 9.5 SQL Procedure Developer exam 735 prep, Part 4: Triggers
Gain an understanding of the fundamental concepts behind IBM DB2
triggers -- when, how, and what kind of triggers can be used under various
circumstances and the required user privileges. This
tutorial is Part 4 of a series of tutorials designed to help you prepare for
the IBM Certified Solution Developer - DB2 9.5 SQL Procedure Developer Exam
(735).
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26 Feb 2009 |
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DB2 9.5 SQL Procedure Developer exam 735 prep, Part 3: DB2 SQL functions
User-defined functions (UDFs) are used to enrich the capabilities of DB2 by
providing new functionality that is not available with the rich set of built-in functions provided. This tutorial introduces you to functions and walks you through the basic steps used to construct user-defined functions. This tutorial also introduces you to the structure of SQL functions and covers the ins and outs of SQL function development. This is the third tutorial in a series of six tutorials that are designed to help you prepare for the IBM DB2 9.5 SQL Procedure Developer certification exam (Exam 735).
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16 Oct 2008 |
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XQuery update
XQuery, the query language for XML, can be used to modify XML. In this
article, learn about the various ways to modify XML, including XML stored in
memory or in a DB2 pureXML database. Explore the different ways to modify XML
in four different use cases: health care, business, financial derivatives, and
information technology. while utilizing DB2 pureXML. Finally, examine
guidelines for when to use XQuery to perform either sub-document updates or
full document replacement and versioning of the stored XML.
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09 Oct 2008 |
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Use the SQL-based Administrative Task Scheduler in DB2 9.5 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
Learn how you can use an SQL interface through DB2's Administrative Task Scheduler to automate stored procedure execution.
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18 Sep 2008 |
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Implementing high availability with DB2 9.5
High availability of data is a key requirement for critical database systems. In
this article, get a summary of the features in DB2 9.5 that provide these
capabilities. Learn the pros and cons of the different solutions and decide which
method is best for you.
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31 Jul 2008 |
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How multithreaded architecture works in DB2 9.5
Learn how the new capabilities in DB2 9.5 affect you if you regularly monitor processes or threads, if you need to understand how much memory your database is using, or if you want to simplify mission-critical tasks such as backup, restore, and roll forward.
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17 Jul 2008 |
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New options for analyzing lock timeouts in DB2 9.5
Explore the new lock timeout reporting capabilities of DB2 9.5 and examine the additional information that can be collected to determine the reason for a lock timeout occurrence.
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03 Apr 2008 |
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Implement DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows trusted contexts and roles in a Web application
Explore how a Web application makes use of trusted
contexts, roles, and new auditing capabilities in DB2 9.5 for Linux, UNIX, and
Windows. Get the "before-and-after" story of how these feature were implemented at S1 Corporation.
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20 Mar 2008 |
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DB2 9 Fundamentals certification 730 prep series
The Fundamentals tutorial series provides an introduction to SQL (Structured Query Language) and covers how DB2 9 is packaged and installed, how to create databases and database objects, and the basics of database security and transaction isolation. These tutorials provide a solid base for each section of the exam. However, you should not rely on these tutorials as your only preparation for the exam.
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27 Jun 2006 |
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DB2 9 Database administration 731 certification prep series
If you know DB2 9 and can perform intermediate to advanced level administrative tasks, you may benefit from becoming an IBM Certified Database Administrator. This series of seven tutorials is designed to help you prepare for the DB2 9 for Linux, UNIX and Windows Database Administration (Exam 731) certification exam to attain the certification "IBM Certified Database Administrator - DB2 9 for Linux, UNIX and Windows." These tutorials provide a solid base for each section of the exam. However, you should not rely on these tutorials as your only preparation for the exam.
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27 Jun 2006 |
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IBM Migration Toolkit compatibility features and command line interface enhancements
Recent updates to the IBM Migration Toolkit empower you with new migration capabilities. Learn how to take advantage of some of the newly introduced features, including enhancements to the command line interface functionality and new SQL translation capabilities.
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07 Feb 2008 |
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Implement new security capabilities in DB2 9.5, Part 2: Understanding trusted contexts
IBM DB2 9.5 provides new options for tighter security, and allows for more granularity and flexibility in administration of the database. This tutorial is the second of two tutorials that cover roles and trusted contexts. Follow the exercises in this tutorial, and learn how to take advantage of the new DB2 feature trusted contexts in combination with other essential e-business technologies such as Web services, Web application server, and DB2 database server.
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24 Jan 2008 |
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Improve concurrency with DB2 9.5 optimistic locking
IBM DB2 Version V9.5 for Linux, UNIX and Windows provides enhanced
optimistic locking support, a technique for SQL database applications that does not
hold row locks between selecting and updating, or deleting rows. Gain an
understanding of this enhancement, and learn how applications using this programming
model benefit from this enhanced optimistic locking feature and gain improved
concurrency.
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17 Jan 2008 |
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Implement new security capabilities in DB2 9.5, Part 1: Understanding roles in DB2 9.5
IBM DB2 9.5 provides new options for tighter security, and allows for more
granularity and flexibility in administration of the database. This tutorial is the
first of two tutorials that cover roles and trusted contexts. Follow the exercises
in this tutorial, and learn how to take advantage of the new DB2 feature roles in
combination with other essential e-business technologies such as Web services, Web
application server, and DB2 database server.
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20 Dec 2007 |
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Create and install packages using the DB2 Install Utility
Installing a package that requires DB2 interaction often requires detailed,
step-by-step instructions. Any failure on the part of the user can cause unexpected
errors and lead to frustration for the user. This article describes a utility that can be used to simplify and automate the set up and installation of packages on DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows.
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13 Dec 2007 |
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Case-insensitive string comparisons with DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
IBM DB2 for Linux, Unix, and Windows treats all strings stored in a database
as case-sensitive. Some applications can - or even must - ignore the case of letters
in strings and just want to retrieve data based on some given, mixed-case input. This article gives an overview of techniques that can be employed to implement case-insensitive string comparisons in SQL, while still allowing index-support for such queries. Generated columns, extended indexes, and user-defined collating sequences are described in detail.
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13 Dec 2007 |
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Data Integration and Composite Business Services, Part 3: Build a multi-tenant data tier with access control and security
Learn how the capabilities of DB2 address the issues of data architecture and
data security in a Software as a Service (SaaS) implementation.
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13 Dec 2007 |
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Overview of DB2 .NET XML tool offerings in DB2 Version 9.5
IBM Database tools for Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 introduces a new set of
Web service-oriented features that expose the latest DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
pureXML functionality. The new release provides the means for a dramatic increase in
developer productivity. The new IBM Database Add-ins for Visual Studio 2005 offer a
number of features that make working with pureXML much easier. These features range
from the creation of Web services from annotated XML schemas, to XSR comparisons, to XSR XSLT support. This article provides a detailed
overview and usage guide of IBM XML tools for DB2 Version 9.5.
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29 Nov 2007 |
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DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows V9.5 Application Porting Guide
IBM DB2 Database for Linux, UNIX, and Windows Version 9.5 introduces a number of features that greatly simplify the task of migrating applications from other relational database vendors to DB2. These features are described in this document.
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29 Nov 2007 |
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Understanding global variables in DB2 Version 9.5
Discover how to maximize the flexibility of a relational database
system using IBM DB2 Version 9.5 global variables. DB2 V9.5 introduces the concept of global variables that help you
freely build a complex system within a relational database where information can be
shared between SQL statements on the same sessions, or can be accessed by SQL
statements defined and contained within the database system. With the help of global
variables, all of this can be done without any requirement for application logic to
support this transfer of information. The purpose of this article is to explain this new feature and how to use it to exploit its potential. Whether you are a
seasoned DBA or you're just starting out, you will find helpful information about global
variables.
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08 Nov 2007 |
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Overview of new DB2 Version 9.5 pureXML enhancements
This article describes DB2 Version 9.5 pureXML enhancements and new features.
DB2 Version 9 supports XML as a native data type and has the support for SQL/XML and
XQuery language along with other features like schema support, publishing functions,
XML support for utilities, decomposition and the like. DB2 V9.5 enhances some of
these features and introduces new features to make XML handling more effective. This article explains these enhancements and new features in the context of how it will make XML handling more efficient and better.
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01 Nov 2007 |
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Programming with XML for DB2, Part 4: Integrate data from different data sources in your Web-based DB2 application
Walk through the steps for creating a sample DB2 application that uses the XML
model to integrate data from different data sources. Learn how to expose your database
stored procedures as Web services so that they can be accessed through SOAP calls.
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20 Sep 2007 |
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Understanding the advantages of DB2 9 autonomic computing features
The self tuning memory manager (STMM) is a revolutionary memory tuning feature
that was first introduced in IBM DB2 9. The STMM eases the task of memory configuration by
automatically setting optimal values for most memory configuration parameters,
including buffer pools, package cache, locking memory, sort heap, and total database
shared memory. When STMM is enabled, the memory tuner dynamically distributes the
available memory among the various memory consumers. This article explains the
function of the STMM, teaches you to enable the feature, and also discusses how
STMM can bring real benefits to your business environment.
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29 Nov 2007 |
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XMLTABLE by example, Part 2: Common scenarios for using XMLTABLE with DB2
In part 2 of this series, learn common XMLTABLE usage scenarios, such as
shredding XML into relational tables, splitting large documents into smaller ones,
producing hybrid XML-relational storage of your XML documents, and using relational
views over XML data. These techniques and samples will help you develop powerful XML applications with DB2 9 pureXML.
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13 Sep 2007 |
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Enable database high availability using DB2 HADR and Tivoli SA MP in an SAP environment
Learn how to enable database high availability using IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows (DB2 V8 or DB2 9) High Availability and Disaster Recovery capability in an SAP ABAP and Java dual stack environment, as well as how to enable automatic failover using IBM Tivoli System Automation for Multiplatofrms in such an HA system.in points of the longer summary, code, or demo that this summary page points to. Put the primary points and key phrases close to the beginning of the abstract, because it may be truncated in search results.
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30 Aug 2007 |
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XMLTABLE by example, Part 1: Retrieving XML data in relational format
Are you curious about how you can maximize the XMLTABLE function in SQL/XML? Do
you want to learn how to retrieve XML data in a relational format? This article
describes the XMLTABLE function in detail and presents a series of examples showing
how to use this function in DB2 9 for Linux, Unix, Windows and DB2 9 for zOS.
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30 Aug 2007 |
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High performance inserts using JDBC Type 4 in a constrained environment
Learn how to handle mass inserts of data using Java technology and IBM DB2 Universal Driver Type 4
connection only, an efficient alternative for situations where the application code does
not have access to a DB2 client,
or where the use of import/load utilities do not apply.
The innovative use of DB2 declared global temporary tables (DGTTs) is the key to the improved performance.
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23 Aug 2007 |
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Determining performance problems with DB2 Java applications
Diagnose and isolate performance problems from the application client perspective. Learn how to troubleshoot performance problems that occur with Java applications running against IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows databases. Once you understand the source of your performance issues, you'll be on the path to a solution.
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16 Aug 2007 |
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Program with XML for DB2, Part 3: Program with XML in the client
Learn how to extend the XML model in order to create rich clients using XML
data transferred from your application server. Discover how to use
Dynamic HTML (DHTML) to present the XML, XPath to navigate the XML and the Document Object Model
(DOM) to modify and serialize the XML back to the application server.
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16 Aug 2007 |
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Finally! Bring native XML data into your relational database using DB2
Express-C
Learn how to use the new features of DB2 Express-C to
store, query, and manipulate native XML documents using SQL/XML and XQuery.
Previously, XML documents had to be "shredded," or turned into a CLOB/BLOB/LOB (large
object), to be stored in a relational database. This tutorial explains how
to handle XML documents natively in the no-cost, open community DB2 Express-C and
DB2 Developer Workbench. Learn how to create a
new database, create a table with XML and relational columns, populate the
table, and query XML data with XQuery.
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07 Aug 2007 |
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Program with XML for DB2, Part 2: Leverage database support for XML in your application architecture
Learn how the new XML storage and query environment of IBM DB2 9 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows plays into the XML data model described in Part 1 of this series. Part 2 focuses on how to exploit the improved database support for XML in your application architecture.
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02 Aug 2007 |
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Using the IBM Migration Toolkit from a command line
You can now use IBM Migration Toolkit from the command line as well as from the GUI tool. Learn how this new feature can make migrating to IBM databases even easier.
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26 Jul 2007 |
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Programming with XML for DB2, Part 1: Understand the XML data model
A primary goal of XML is to make the application development process simple, cheap, portable, and of high quality. XML programming is bringing about the same kind of radical shift in the application development paradigm in this decade as object methodologies did in the last decade. In the first of a series on programming with XML for DB2, you'll learn the basics of the XML data model and the advantages it brings to your programming environment over a pure object model.
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19 Jul 2007 |
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Automatic table maintenance in DB2, Part 2: Automatic table and index reorganization in DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
This article demonstrates how to enable and configure automatic reorganization, monitor automatic reorganization progress, and detect errors. It provides an overview of the automatic reorganization processing to help you understand how and when this automatic feature determines that reorganization of a table or index is required, and what type of reorganization will be performed. Finally, a set of reorg best practices is presented.
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12 Jul 2007 |
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DB2 9: Row compression and large RIDs
See how using large RIDs can circumvent the limits on the number of rows per page, a relevant factor for optimizing the benefits of row compression in DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows, by examining a simple test case of the table ORDERS from the TPCH database.
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05 Jul 2007 |
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DB2 and open source, Part 2: Put yourself on the map with Google Maps API Version 2, DB2/Informix, PHP, and JMeter on Linux
Google's new Maps API version 2 allows for more advanced mashup applications. In this article, you'll move on from the basic mashup development explained in part 1, and see how to use DB2's REC2XML function, eliminating lines of code from the PHP scripts. You'll learn how to implement this solution on either DB2 or Informix Dynamic Server.
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28 Jun 2007 |
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DB2 and Ruby on Rails, Part 3: Testing with DB2 and Ruby on Rails
A key requirement in agile application development is incremental integration of the code that ensures regression testing. The Ruby on Rails framework is making this effort easier than ever.
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21 Jun 2007 |
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New features in DB2 9.5 to help your business grow
Leverage three important features in DB2 9.5 to overcome challenges: the new redesigned redistribute utility, enhancements to row compression, and database roles.
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21 Jun 2007 |
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Generate Web services for DB2 9 pureXML
Web services are important building blocks to achieve service-oriented architecture. As more and more applications move towards a Service Oriented Architecture, often times there is a need to expose application functionality as Web services. The purpose of this article is to show how you can easily generate Web services using a simple Java class to insert and retrieve XML data, into, and from DB2 9 using the pureXML feature. Once the Web services are generated and deployed on WebSphere Application Server, you can test it using either the built in Web services Explorer of Rational Application Developer (RAD) or XForms as a Web services client. The same services can be used by any Web services client that can make SOAP over HTTP Web service calls.
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14 Jun 2007 |
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Automatic table maintenance in DB2, Part 1: Automatic statistics collection in DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2's autonomic capabilities lighten the load of the DBA and enable you
to maximize performance. This article demonstrates how to enable and configure
automatic statistics collection, monitor automatic statistics collection
progress, and detect errors. It also provides an overview of automatic
statistics collection processing to help you understand how and when automatic
statistics collection determines when to collect statistics on a table. This
article is the first of a two-part series on autonomic table maintenance in
DB2.
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07 Jun 2007 |
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DB2 and Ruby on Rails, Part 2: DB2 and pureXML with Ruby on Rails
XML is one of the most common data interchange format on the Web today.
DB2's support for pureXML, combined with the parsing and generating XML APIs (REXML)
available to Ruby on Rails, provides powerful combination for Web application development.
The native XML support in DB2 data servers brings flexibility for storing semi-structured, hierarchical XML documents alongside
relational data, through its hybrid database engine compiler and parsers, for both SQL and XQuery.
In this second article of Ruby on Rails Series, we demonstrate how to utilize pureXML in our Team Room example from the first article.
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07 Jun 2007 |
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DB2 and Ruby on Rails, Part 1: Getting started with DB2 and Ruby on Rails
The emergence of the Ruby language, coupled with the powerful Rails framework, provides a myriad of opportunities for Web solutions development. With the introduction
of the IBM_DB adapter and driver, Rails applications can now interact seamlessly
with IBM data servers. This is the first article in the DB2 with Ruby on Rails series. As such, it introduces the Starter Toolkit for DB2 on Rails, covers various
methods for installing the IBM_DB driver, and Rails migration with DB2.
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16 May 2007 |
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Migrate Siebel 7 e-business applications from DB2 UDB Version 8 to DB2 9
Follow a Siebel 7 database environment upgrade from DB2 UDB Version 8 to DB2 9. You'll walk through the necessary steps and learn the tools and commands that you will need to accomplish the migration.
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05 Apr 2007 |
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IBM Workplace Forms V2.6 integration with IBM DB2 V9
Learn how you can leverage IBM DB2 V9 as a repository for the storage of form data and how you can integrate DB2 with IBM Workplace Forms. DB2 V9 introduces the ability to store XML data in its native format, thus providing a natural marriage with that of the XML-based structure of a Workplace Forms form.
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20 Mar 2007 |
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DB2 9 Application Development exam 733 prep, Part 9: User-defined routines
Learn how to create and use user-defined
routines in IBM DB2 9. This is the last tutorial in a series of nine that you can
use to help prepare for the DB2 9 Application Development certification
exam (Exam 733).
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08 Mar 2007 |
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DB2 9 Application Development exam 733 prep, Part 8: Advanced programming
This tutorial explores the advanced programming skills needed to write applications that interact with DB2 9. Topics include UDTs, data type casting, parameter markers, compound SQL, triggers, distributed units of work, federated databases, and concurrency considerations. This is the eighth in a series of nine tutorials that you can use to help prepare for the DB2 9 Application Development Certification exam (Exam 733).
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22 Feb 2007 |
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Real-world Apache Derby, Part 3: Portable document storage
Document storage is hot, hot, hot! There has been an explosion of
methodologies and tool sets -- both open source and proprietary -- to fulfill the
demand for quickly locating and searching documents. Enabling technologies like
Alfresco, Sharepoint, or my favorite, TWiki, are powerful, but they have a fairly
high learning curve -- or worse, store the documents in a proprietary format. There
must be an easier way. Let's take Derby and mash it with a new feature in OpenOffice
2.0, the Open Document Format (ODF). Using these tools, you can create a repository
that lets you store, search, and extract ODF documents in a standards-based manner.
Also learn to use the power of the improved XML features of IBM DB2, Version 9 to
make this solution easier to implement.
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06 Feb 2007 |
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Use Ajax with PHP and DB2 9 - Xajax
PHP is a scripting language commonly used in developing Web applications.
Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (Ajax) is a Web technique that combines JavaScript,
Document Object Model (DOM), and XMLHttpRequest technologies to provide dynamic
interactions between a client and a server. Various PHP class libraries are available for
using Ajax with PHP, among them Xajax, an open source, object-oriented, PHP class
library. In this article, learn how to implement PHP, Ajax, and Xajax to develop a dynamic Web application solution accessing DB2 9 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows.
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25 Jan 2007 |
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Understanding pureQuery, Part 1: pureQuery: IBM's new paradigm for writing Java database applications
The project called pureQuery gives database application developers an easy, GUI-based means to significantly increase productivity in both the design and implementation phases. This is accomplished through user-initiated automatic transformation of relational data into Java objects for access and manipulation of data. In turn, these objects can be seamlessly utilized in a natural OO programming paradigm to write the business logic and the underlying code. pureQuery's functionality in effect eliminates traditional JDBC programming by integrating the query language with Java itself.
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14 Dec 2007 |
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Licensing distributed DB2 9.5 servers in a high availability (HA) environment
Are you trying to ensure you're licensing your DB2 servers correctly in a high availability environment? Don't have the time nor the will to read through the announcement letters, PLETs, or your licensing sheets? Author Paul Zikopoulos explains it all in plain English and covers some important changes to DB2 9.5 as of February 10th,
2009!
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10 Feb 2009 |
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DB2 9 table partitioning
Receive hands-on experience using the features of range partitioning with DB2 tables. Table partitioning is a data organization scheme in which table data is divided across multiple storage objects called data partitions, or ranges, according to values in one or more table columns.
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14 Dec 2006 |
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Develop proof-of-concept .NET applications, Part 5: Create and consume Web services
Publish a procedure as a Web service, and then
consume the Web service in a Windows application and a Web application. This is Part 5 of a tutorial series that teaches you how to create proof-of-concept applications to access relational and XML data in IBM DB2 9, using Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2005.
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07 Dec 2006 |
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DB2 9 self-tuning memory management
Starting in IBM DB2 9, a new memory-tuning feature, self-tuning memory management, simplifies the task of memory configuration by automatically setting values for
several memory configuration parameters. When enabled, the memory tuner dynamically
distributes available memory resources among several memory consumers, including sorts, the package cache, the lock list, and buffer pools. In this tutorial, walk through a series of
exercises to understand and learn how to administer this new feature.
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30 Nov 2006 |
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Which distributed edition of DB2 9.5 is right for you?
Learn the details on what makes each edition of DB2 9.5 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows unique. The author lays out the specifications for each edition, licensing considerations, historical changes throughout the DB2 9 release cycle, and references to some interesting things customers are doing with DB2. This popular article has been updated for the intra-version licensing changes announced on February 10th, 2009 where some significant changes were announced.
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10 Feb 2009 |
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Develop SQL-XQuery Web service translator for DB2 9 with IBM Rational RequisitePro and Rational ClearCase
Want to translate SQL into XQuery and vice versa when you prepare to query the hybrid database system? Learn how to develop Web services to map from SQL to XQuery, compile XQuery to SQL, and translate portions of the SQL queries as embedded XQuery statements. You'll see examples of how you can use IBM Rational Requisite Pro and IBM Rational ClearCase as part of the collaborative efforts in the translation process.
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20 Nov 2006 |
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Shrink your database using DB2 9 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows row compression
DB2 9 includes a new
dictionary-based row compression feature you can use to compress data objects.
When you compress data, you achieve disk storage space savings by representing the
same data using fewer database pages. Large tables with rows that contain repetitive
patterns will benefit from this feature. Familiarize yourself with this new feature
with a series of exercises in this tutorial. Gain an understanding of
the benefits this feature, and implement row compression in your own environment.
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02 Nov 2006 |
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Using DB2 XML and Java
DB2 9 enables you to use the power of pureXML and integrate it into your
application development environment. Take a look at how to integrate this powerful technology into your Java applications and make development easier with the new DB2 Developer Workbench.
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26 Oct 2006 |
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DB2 Developer Workbench, Part 3: Developer Workbench and XML
The IBM DB2 Developer Workbench (DWB) provides out-of-the-box
integrated development for DB2 9 pureXML. DWB is based on the Eclipse open
source Integrated Development Environment (IDE). Learn how the DWB resources,
perspectives, views, editors, and wizards assist you to work with the XML functionality in DWB.
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19 Oct 2006 |
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Row compression in DB2 9
Row compression is a new feature of DB2 9 that yields storage capacity savings. This article examines the storage savings and performance impact of this feature. It describes the workload characteristics and environments in which row compression will thrive, as well as providing general guidelines that you can follow to efficiently use this feature.
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05 Oct 2006 |
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Use trusted context in DB2 client applications
Learn how to implement trusted context on DB2 in a CLI, XA, or JDBC-based application. Using a trusted context in an application can improve security by placing accountability at the middle-tier, reducing over granting of privileges, and auditing of end-user's activities.
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28 Sep 2006 |
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Setting up DB2 for UNIX and Linux on NFS mounted file systems
With DB2 9 for Linux and UNIX, you can now run DB2 from NFS mounted code. While there are clear advantages to this configuration, such as simplified maintenance and decreased overall disk usage, there are a number of issues and potential problems to consider. This article takes you through the considerations and walks you through the manual steps that are necessary to properly set up DB2 9 to run from NFS mounted code.
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21 Sep 2006 |
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