Road Map to DB2 Programming

DB2 Universal Database Tools

DB2 supplies several tools that you can use when developing your applications. The tools are summarized below. "DB2 Universal Database Tools" provides more details, and lists additional tools.

Command Center

Provides an interactive window that you can use to execute SQL statements and DB2 commands.

Command Line Processor

Use from the system command prompt to submit SQL statements and DB2 commands for execution.

Control Center

A graphical interface that you can use to list applications connected to a database, and to force one or all of the applications off the database.

Performance Monitor

A graphical interface you can use for performance tuning and to analyze query access plans.

Visual Explain

A graphical tool for analyzing and tuning SQL statements. Visual Explain helps you understand the structure and potential execution performance of SQL statements.

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