Db2® Browse panel

You use the Db2® Browse panel to enter the name of an object to be browsed. You also use this panel to specify the name of a template that describes a logical view of the object.

Panel and field definitions

  Process   Options   Utilities   Help
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 FM/Db2 (DFG2)                     Db2 Browse

 Specify the Db2 Object:
    Location  . . . . .                         Database . .          (optional)
    Owner . . . . . . . FMNUSER           +     Table space           (optional)
    Name  . . . . . . . EMP                                                 +
    Start position  . . 1         
    Row count . . . . . 100            Number of rows to browse

 Template:
    Data set name . . . 'FMNUSER.TEMPLATE'                            
    Member  . . . . . . SALARY  

 Processing Options:
    Template usage                     Enter "/", "A"lways to select option
    3  1. Above                           Edit options
       2. Previous                        Edit template
       3. Generate from table             Re-edit template
       4. Generate/Replace
 Command ===>                                                                  
  F1=Help      F2=Split     F3=Exit      F4=Expand    F7=Backward  F8=Forward
  F9=Swap     F10=Left     F11=Right    F12=Cancel

Location

The location name for the Db2® object. You can specify a generic name to select from a list. If you enter a value in this field, synonym object names are not recognized or included in the selection list.

Database

The database name for the Db2® object. You can use this field to optionally specify a database to further define the object to be processed. If you enter a value in this field:

The values displayed in the Owner and Name selection lists are limited to those values defined within the specified database.
Synonym names are not recognized or included in the selection list.

Owner

The name of the owner of the object. You can specify a generic name to select from a list. To specify a synonym in the object Name field, either leave this field blank, or specify a generic name that includes the current SQLID or specify the current SQLID. Synonyms are not recognized or included on the table selection list if any of the Table space, Database, or Location fields are non-blank.

If the Translate Db2® object names option is selected, lowercase characters are converted to uppercase. If this option is not selected, lowercase characters are not converted to uppercase; in this situation, a lowercase owner name such as sysibm does not match SYSIBM in the Db2® catalog.

Table space

The table space name for the Db2® object. To further define the object to be processed, you can use this field to optionally specify a table space. If you enter a value in this field:

The values displayed in the Owner and Name selection lists are limited to those values defined within the specified table space.
Synonym names are not recognized, nor included in the selection list.

Name

The name of the object name to be processed. You can specify a generic name to select from a list. To specify a synonym in this field, type the name of the synonym and ensure that the Owner field is blank, contains a generic name that includes the current SQLID, or contains the current SQLID. Synonyms are not recognized or included in the table selection list if any of the Table space, Database, or Location fields are non-blank.

Start position

Indicates where FM/Db2 is to begin loading rows from the result table into the FM/Db2 editor.

If you specify a value greater than 1 (the default), FM/Db2 skips n-1 rows of the result table before loading rows into the FM/Db2 editor. If the Row count value is ALL (or 0 or *), when the data is displayed you can scroll up to see the rows that were skipped. For a fixed Row count value, you cannot scroll backwards to see any skipped rows.

Row count

Use this option to specify the maximum number of rows to be retrieved from Db2® and loaded into memory for the Browse session. You can specify a value in the range 1–999999999 or, to indicate that all rows are to be retrieved, specify ALL, 0, or *. The default value is 100.

A Browse session only applies to those rows fetched from Db2® and loaded into the FM/Db2 editor. It does not apply to any unfetched rows. This means that the FIND primary command only applies to those rows fetched from Db2®.

Note: When you are browsing large tables, use the value of ALL, 0, or * with caution as it is possible to encounter storage problems. The amount of storage required by the editor depends on both the number of rows retrieved, and the row length. Use the row selection criteria section of the template to limit the number of rows retrieved.

Data set name

The name of a data set that contains, or will contain, the template. It can be a fully-qualified data set name or a pattern. The name may include a member name or name pattern in parenthesis. If the member is specified here, the associated Member field must be empty.

Member

If you specified the name of a partitioned data set (PDS) without including a member name or name pattern in parenthesis in the Data set name field, then you can use this field to specify the member name or a member name pattern.

Template usage

The Db2® Browse panel provides four options for template processing:

1. Above: Requires that you enter the name of a template data set (and optionally a member name) in the Template section of the panel. If you do not specify a member name, or if you specify a pattern, FM/Db2 displays a member selection list. After you have specified the member containing a template, processing continues using this template in place of the automatically-generated template for the table (for a detailed explanation, see Template Usage option 3).
2. Previous: Uses the last (previously used) template for this table.
3. Generate from table: Generates a template based on the information in the Db2® catalog for the specified table. This is the default setting. If you have specified a member name in the Template section of the panel, it is ignored. FM/Db2 generates the required template in memory.
4. Generate/Replace: Generates a template based on the information in the Db2® catalog for the specified table, and saves this information in the member specified in the Template section of the panel. If the member already exists, it is replaced. Any prior customization is lost.

You can select this option to change the options for the current editor session:

Edit options

Enter one of these:

A ⁄ or an “A”: Displays the first FM/Db2 editor options panel, prior to displaying the data for the Db2® object being processed.
A number in the range 1–8: Displays the nth FM/Db2 editor options panel directly where n is the value entered.

You can select the following options by entering a ⁄ or an “A”:

Edit template: Select this option to edit the template before browsing the data.
Re-edit template: Select this option to control the navigation between panels within the Browse dialog. This option controls the behavior of the F3 and F12 keys when pressed from within a Browse session.

Parent panels

Table Browse panel (when BROWSE primary command entered)
Table Edit panel (when BROWSE primary command entered)
Table View panel (when BROWSE primary command entered)
Primary Option Menu panel (when "B" entered on command line)
Tables, Views and Aliases panel (when B line command entered)

Child panels


To display this panel…	Use/do this
Table Browse panel	No options selected and press Enter
Editor Options (1 of 8) panel	Select Edit options
Column Selection/Edit panel	Select Edit template or Re-edit template

Db2® Browse panel

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