Programming interface information

Information in the Db2® 13 for z/OS® collection is defined as General-use Programming Interface and Associated Guidance Information (GUPI), Product-sensitive Programming Interface and Associated Guidance Information (PSPI), other information about the product.

  • General-use Programming Interface and Associated Guidance Information (GUPI)

    General-use Programming Interfaces allow the customer to write programs that obtain the services of Db2 13 for z/OS.

  • Product-sensitive Programming Interface and Associated Guidance Information (PSPI)

    Product-sensitive Programming Interfaces allow the customer installation to perform tasks such as diagnosing, modifying, monitoring, repairing, tailoring, or tuning of this IBM® software product. Use of such interfaces creates dependencies on the detailed design or implementation of the IBM software product. Product-sensitive Programming Interfaces should be used only for these specialized purposes. Because of their dependencies on detailed design and implementation, it is to be expected that programs written to such interfaces may need to be changed in order to run with new product releases or versions, or as a result of service.

  • Other information about the product

    Other information about the product is information that does not fall into either of the previous categories.

The information categories in the Db2 13 for z/OS collection include the programming interface information that is shown in the following table.

Table 1. Programming interface information by information category
Information category Primary information type Secondary information types
Getting started with Db2 for z/OS Other GUPI, PSPI
What's new in Db2 function levels Other GUPI, PSPI
Installing and migrating Db2 Other GUPI, PSPI
Administering Db2 Other GUPI, PSPI
Programming for Db2 GUPI PSPI
Securing Db2 Other GUPI, PSPI
Managing Db2 performance Other GUPI, PSPI
Enabling Db2 for IBM Db2 Analytics Accelerator Other PSPI
Implementing Db2 stored procedures GUPI  
Db2 SQL GUPI PSPI
Db2 commands GUPI PSPI
Db2 utilities Other GUPI, PSPI
Db2 catalog tables GUPI PSPI
Db2-supplied user tables Other PSPI
Db2 requirements for the Common Criteria Other PSPI
Db2 messages GUPI  
Db2 codes GUPI  
IRLM messages and codes GUPI  
Troubleshooting problems in Db2 Other GUPI, PSPI

In information categories in which General-use Programming Interface and Associated Guidance Information is not the primary information type, text that is General-use Programming Interface and Associated Guidance Information is labeled with the following tags:

Begin general-use programming interface information.General-use programming interface and associated guidance information...End general-use programming interface information.

In information categories in which Product-sensitive Programming Interface and Associated Guidance Information is not the primary information type, text that is Product-sensitive Programming Interface and Associated Guidance Information is labeled with the following tags:

Begin program-specific programming interface information.Product-sensitive programming interface and associated guidance information...End program-specific programming interface information.