9 - Lesson3 Part 1 - Tools & Scripting

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IBM Software Group
Lesson 3: Tools & Scripting

Part 1 of 2
(DB2 on Campus Lecture Series)
Raul F. Chong
IBM Toronto Laboratory
© 2005 IBM Corporation

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Agenda
Introduction
Control Center
Command Editor
Command Window / CLP
Task Center
Journal
Health Center
Scripting
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Agenda
Introduction
Control Center
Command Editor
Task Center
Journal
Health Center
Scripting
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DB2 Commands & SQL/XML,
Xquery Statements DB2 Tools
SQL/XML, Xquery Command Line Tools
DB2: Statements
create bufferpool
Command Editor
Command Line Processor
The big create tablespace

create table
Command Window
Picture alter bufferpool

alter tablespace
Development Tools
DB2 Developer Workbench
DB2 Environment
Instance 'myinst'
alter table Project Deployment Tool
select Database Manager
insert General Administration Tools Configuration
update Control Center File (dbm cfg)
delete Journal
... License Center Database MYDB1
Replication Center Database
DB2 System Commands Task Center Configuration
db2set File (db cfg)
db2start Information
db2stop Information Center
db2ilist Check for DB2 Updates
db2icrt
db2idrop Monitoring Tools
... Event Analyzer Port
DB2 CLP Commands Health Center
db2 update dbm cfg Indoubt Transaction Manager
catalog db Memory Visualizer
list node directory Activity Monitor
create database
list applications Setup Tools
list tablespaces Configuration Assistant
... Configure DB2 .Net Data Provider
<sql statement> Default DB2 Selection Wizard
xquery < > First Steps
Register Visual Studio Add-ins
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DB2 Tools
Start Æ Programs Æ IBM DB2 Æ ...
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Agenda
Introduction
Control Center
Command Editor
Task Center
Journal
Health Center
Scripting
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Control Center
The main DB2 administration tool
The Control Center allows you to:

create, modify and manage databases
Manage database objects (tables, indexes, etc.)
Launch the other GUI tools
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Launching Control Center for the First Time

The first time Control Center is launched, you are asked to choose what
view you would like to use
The choice of view determines what types of options and database objects
are exposed
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Launching the Control Center

Navigating through the Windows Start menu
By executing db2cc on a command prompt
By clicking the Control Center icon in the toolbar of any of the other
DB2 GUI tools
From the DB2 icon in the Windows system tray
Right click on the green DB2 icon

and select the DB2 Control Center
menu option
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Control Center
Object Tree
Pane
Object Listing
Pane
Object Details
Pane
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Changing to Control Center’s Advanced View
Control Center > Tools (menu) > Customize

Control Center > (select) Advanced
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Advanced Control Center View
Note the
Additional
Database
Objects
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Agenda
Introduction
Control Center
Command Editor
Task Center
Journal
Health Center
Scripting
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Command Editor
Using Command Editor, you can execute DB2 commands and SQL, analyze
the execution plan of an SQL statement, and view/update query result sets
You can launch Command Editor several ways:
As a standalone application
Navigate through the Windows Start Menu
– START -> PROGRAMS -> IBM DB2 -> COMMAND LINE TOOLS ->
COMMAND EDITOR
From a command prompt, type db2ce
From the Control Center, click the Command Editor icon on the Control Center
Toolbar
From the Tools menu in Control Center
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Command Editor (continued)

Embedded within the Control Center
Right click on the SAMPLE database icon in the Control Center’s Object Tree pane
and select the Query menu item
Any time a queryable object is selected (database, table, etc.), you can launch the
Command Editor by clicking the Query link in the Control Center’s Object Detail pane
Back to Control Command Editor

Center view view selected
Add a database
connection
Input area
Database currently
connected to
Output area Character used to
delimit the end of a
SQL statement or
DB2 command
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Command Editor Add (database connection) Dialog

A database connection must exist in order to submit any SQL statements
You can inherit the connection from Control Center (by launching Command
Editor in embedded mode) or by clicking the Add button in Command Editor
Select a database
configured on the system
Check this box to use
the ID and password
of user currently Valid OS user ID and
logged in to the password
operating system
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Command Editor – Commands Tab
Runs the command Runs the command and Generates an access

(Can also use the generates an access plan plan without running the
CTRL+Enter shortcut) (more on this later) command (more on this
later)
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The SQL Assist Wizard
SQL Assist Wizard

can also be launched
from the Selected
menu item
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SQL Assist Wizard
Sections of the
SQL Query.
The query
constructed so far.
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Show SQL Button
Most of the GUI tools/wizards allow you to see the actual command or
SQL statement that is created as a result of using the tool/wizard to
perform an action
This is very handy for:

Learning SQL syntax
Saving the statement to a file (or the Windows clipboard) for later use
can be later imported directly into Command Editor
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Quicklab #4 – Populating the EXPRESS Database

using scripts
In this QuickLab, you will create a simple

installation script for the EXPRESS database and its
objects
Refer to the QuickLab #4 instructions
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To be continued…
Please see Part 2 of 2 of

this lesson
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The big create tablespace

Picture alter bufferpool

 The Control Center allows you to:

Launching Control Center for the First Time

Launching the Control Center

Right click on the green DB2 icon

Changing to Control Center’s Advanced View

Control Center > Tools (menu) > Customize

Advanced Control Center View

Command Editor (continued)

Back to Control Command Editor

Command Editor Add (database connection) Dialog

Command Editor – Commands Tab

Runs the command Runs the command and Generates an access

The SQL Assist Wizard

SQL Assist Wizard

SQL Assist Wizard

Show SQL Button

 This is very handy for:

Quicklab #4 – Populating the EXPRESS Database

 In this QuickLab, you will create a simple

 Refer to the QuickLab #4 instructions

Please see Part 2 of 2 of

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The Control Center allows you to:

This is very handy for:

In this QuickLab, you will create a simple

Refer to the QuickLab #4 instructions