SYSCONTEXT catalog table

The SYSCONTEXT table contains one row for each trusted context. The schema is SYSIBM.

Table 1. SYSIBM.SYSCONTEXT table column descriptions
Column name Data type Description Use
NAME
VARCHAR(128)
NOT NULL
Name of the trusted context. G
CONTEXTID
INTEGER
NOT NULL
GENERATED
ALWAYS AS
IDENTITY
Internal context ID. G
DEFINER
VARCHAR(128)
NOT NULL
Authorization ID or role that defined the trusted context. G
DEFINERTYPE
CHAR(1)
NOT NULL
The type of the definer:
L
Role
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Authorization ID
G
SYSTEMAUTHID
VARCHAR(128)
NOT NULL
The Db2 primary authorization ID that is used to establish the connection. For remote requests, SYSTEMAUTHID is derived from the system user ID that is provided by an external entity, such as a middleware server.
For local requests, SYSTEMAUTHID depends on one of the following sources of the address space:
BATCH
USER parameter on JOB statement
RRSAF
USER parameter on JOB statement or RACF® user
TSO
TSO logon ID
G
DEFAULTROLE
VARCHAR(128)
NOT NULL
Name of the trusted context default role. G
OBJECTOWNERTYPE
CHAR(1)
NOT NULL
Whether the ROLE AS OBJECT OWNER AND QUALIFIER clause is specified in the definition of this trusted context:
L
ROLE AS OBJECT OWNER AND QUALIFIER is specified. A role owns any object created in the trusted context. The role is used as the default for the CURRENT SCHEMA special register. The role is included in the SQL PATH.
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ROLE AS OBJECT OWNER is not specified. An authorization ID owns any object created in the trusted context.
G
CREATEDTS
TIMESTAMP
NOT NULL
The time when the trusted context is created. G
ALTEREDTS
TIMESTAMP
NOT NULL
The time when the trusted context is last altered. G
ENABLED
CHAR(1)
NOT NULL
The status of the trusted context:
Y
Enabled
N
Disabled
G
ALLOWPUBLIC
CHAR(1)
NOT NULL
Whether the connection is allowed to be reused for PUBLIC:
Y
Connection reuse is allowed
N
Connection reuse is not allowed
G
AUTHENTICATEPUBLIC
CHAR(1)
NOT NULL
Whether authentication is required for PUBLIC when ALLOWPUBLIC is Y:
Y
Authentication token is required for PUBLIC. For local requests, the token is the password. For remote requests, the token can be a password, a RACF passticket, or a KERBEROS token
N
Authentication is not required
G
RELCREATED
CHAR(1)
NOT NULL
The release of Db2 that is used to create the object. See Release dependency indicators for the values. G
IBMREQD
CHAR(1)
NOT NULL
A value of Y indicates that the row was provided with the Db2 product code. For all other values, see Release dependency indicators.

The value in this field is not a reliable indicator of release dependencies. RELCREATED should be used instead.

G
REMARKS
VARCHAR(762)
NOT NULL
A character string that is provided using the COMMENT statement. G
DEFAULTSECURITYLABEL
VARCHAR(24)
NOT NULL
Name of the context default RACF security label. G
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TIMESTAMP(12)
NOT NULL
GENERATED ALWAYS
AS ROW BEGIN
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TIMESTAMP(12)
NOT NULL
GENERATED ALWAYS
AS ROW END
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TIMESTAMP(12)
NOT NULL
GENERATED ALWAYS
AS TRANSACTION
START ID
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