Query/400

Course Code: AS/400

Version No: 1.0
Date of Release: Jul-22-02
Author: Sumy Mathew

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Objectives
To give an introduction Query/400 and Query
Manager

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Prerequisites
Basic knowledge DB2

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Course Outline
Query/400
Query Manager

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Query/400
An IBM licensed program and a decision
support utility that can be used to obtain
information from the AS/400 database
Can obtain information from any database files
that have been defined on the system using
OS/400 data description specifications (DDS),
interactive data definition utility (IDDU), or the
IBM* Structured Query Language/400
(SQL/400*) program

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Query/400 (contd.)
Can be used to select, arrange, and analyze data
stored in one or more database files to produce
reports and other data files
The following can be performed using Query/400
Create query definitions and then run them
Run existing queries
Run a default query against a particular database file
(using an unnamed query)

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Query/400 (contd.)
Determine what data the query is to retrieve, the format
of the report, and whether it should be displayed, printed,
or sent to another database file
Use to obtain information from a single file or a combined
set of up to 32 files
Select all the fields, or a few of the fields and organize
them so as to appear in the type of output chosen
It is possible to have all records in the files included in the
output, or select only a few to be included, using record
selection tests

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Query/400 (contd.)
To access Query any of the following can be used
Use the Work With Query (WRKQRY)
Select option 3 (Decision support) on the Office Tasks
(OFCTSK) menu. From the Decision Support display,
select option 2 (Query). This causes the Query menu to
appear
Select option 8 (Decision support) on the Office menu.
From the Decision Support display, select option 2
(Query). This causes the Query menu to appear
Use the Start Query (STRQRY) command and then use
GO QUERY command from the query menu

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Query Manager
An IBM licensed program
A collection of tools that can be used to obtain
information from the AS/400 database
Used to select, arrange, and analyze information
stored in one or more database tables, to produce
reports or new tables
Used to create and run query definitions, run
existing queries

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Query Manager (contd.)

Used to format the way that retrieved query
information is presented by creating a report form,
and applying it while running a query, let Query
Manager format the query information using a
simple default report form
Query Manager queries can obtain information from
a single table or from as many as 32 table

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Query Manager (contd.)

The following can be performed
You can select all the table columns, or only a few of the
columns, and organize them for the type of output
chosen
You can have all table rows in the output, or you can
select only a few to be included, using row selection tests
You can also use report breaks and arithmetic summary
functions to include additional information in your report,
and make it easier to read

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Query Manager (contd.)

You can determine what data the query is to retrieve, the
format of the report, and whether the output should be
displayed, printed, or sent to another database table
When you send query output to a database table, you
can create a new table. You can also create and maintain
database tables using Query Manager's prompt-guided
tables option
Another way of creating tables is through Query
Manager's command window

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Query Manager (contd.)

Need to have authority to use the STRQM
command before you can use Query Manager
Starting Query Manager
Typing STRQM on any command line
Selecting the Query Manager option from one of the
following menus

Query Utilities menu

SQL Commands menu
Query Commands menu
Start Commands menu

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Query Manager (contd.)

Connection
If the "Relational database connection" setting in your
Query Manager profile is other than *NONE or
*CURRENT, you are connected to the specified database
before Query Manager starts
If the specified database connection is on a remote
system, a display prompts you to enter the user ID and
password for the connection

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References
IBM Manual DB2 for AS/400 Query Manager Use
V4R1

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