The application development process

Db2® Admin Tool allows you to add new line commands to existing panels and to develop new applications by using Db2 Admin Tool as the dialog driver and interface to DB2®.

You can add new Db2 Admin Tool functions to a copy of one or more of the panels supplied with the product.

Tip: Use the existing code in the panel that you are modifying as a template, and make the necessary changes for the new function. When you complete your modifications, change the Db2 Admin Tool source by creating an SMP/E usermod to ensure that changes are not lost if maintenance is applied to the product.

You can develop new, independent applications by using the sample application panels included with Db2 Admin Tool as templates.

Regardless of whether you are creating or extending Db2 Admin Tool applications, the process involves creating ISPF panels that specify how Db2 Admin Tool should perform SQL processing and dialog control.