This evaluation copy of DB2 Universal Database Version 7.1 is a fully Web-enabled relational database management system. It is scalable from single processors to symmetric multiprocessors to massively parallel clusters. DB2 Universal Database features multimedia capabilities with image, audio, video, text, spatial, and other advanced object relational support. With Version 7.1, DB2 Universal Database delivers even more powerful support for e-business through Java, XML, and mobile solutions as well as new built-in support for business intelligence solutions.
Each new version of DB2 Universal Database builds on the strong foundation of the previous release. With Version 7.1, DB2 Universal Database delivers even more powerful support for business intelligence, data management, and e-business solutions.
XML extender support
DB2 now allows you to store eXtended Markup Language (XML) documents as a new column data
type. You can decompose and store XML in its component parts and search on the
decomposed fields of an XML document. This function combined with enhancements to
Net.Data provide you with a simpler way of exchanging and storing documents electronically.
Net.Data enhancements
Net.Data, which connects Web applications to DB2, now
has built in XML exploitation. This allows
you to generate XML tags as output from your Net.Data macro
instead of manually entering the tags. You can specify an
XML style sheet (XSL) to be used to format and display the generated
output.
Warehouse management integration
The power of IBM Visual Warehouse and the simplicity of the DB2 Control Center have been
merged to provide a single, new user interface for business intelligence customers. Now you can
use the Data Warehouse Center to define and automate data extraction, transformation,
distribution, and load processes for your data warehouses. The visualization and manipulation of
data and metadata are made simpler with new wizards. These wizards help you build star
schemas and import text files. They provide powerful SQL Assist features and new control
flow visualization. The Data Warehouse Center also leverages the power of the IBM integrated data
replication functions providing greater flexibility in configuring data movement scenarios.
Closing log after backup
After an online backup is complete, DB2 will force the currently active
log to be closed; as a
result, it will be archived off. This ensures that your
online backup will have a complete set of logs
archived and available for recovery.
On-demand log archive support
You can force the currently active log to close and force
that log to be archived. This feature
gives database administrators more granular control over
their backup/restore strategy.
LOAD authority
The LOAD authority, in previous releases available only
with DB2 for OS/390, is now available for the entire DB2
Universal Database family. Users granted LOAD authority
can run the LOAD utility without the need for SYSADM or
DBADM authority. This allows users to perform more
DB2 functions and gives database administrators more
granular control over the administration of their database.
USE OF TABLESPACE authority
The USE OF TABLESPACE authority, in previous releases
available only with DB2 for OS/390, is now available for the
entire DB2 Universal Database family. USE OF TABLESPACE
authority allows users to create tables only in the tablespaces
that they have been granted access to and provides the
administrators with more control over their database.
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