RE: SQL views over multi member physical file

Thanks for the reply Charles, but I am now leaning more to creating a brand new file (non-multi member) so that it will be easier to create views over

Alan Shore
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Phone [O] : (631) 200-5019
Phone [C] : (631) 880-8640


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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Charles Wilt
Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2013 4:33 PM
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Subject: Re: SQL views over multi member physical file

Question: how do you determine what data goes in what member?

The reason I ask, If you create an SQL DDL defined "partitioned" table, the table is actually implemented as a multi-member physical file.

select * from table

actually returns all data in all members in that case. No alias needed.

Downside: you have to have the DB2 Multisystem license program (5722-ss1 option 27) installed which is a extra $$$ option.

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v5r4/topic/dbmult/partitionedtables.htm


Charles


On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 2:09 PM, Alan Shore <ashore@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi everyone
Before I forget - we are on V5r4
We have a multi-member file (presently 16 members - but can increase)
There is a need is to create individual SQL views over each of these
members I understand/know about alias's, but from what I have
googled/yahoo'ed/searched, it looks like I cannot create a view over
an alias Question 1 - is this in fact true?

Question 2 - In creating the alias (or view for that matter), is there
a way to limit the alias (or view for that matter) to the LAST n records?

As always - any and all responses gratefully accepted

Alan Shore
E-mail : ASHORE@xxxxxxxx
Phone [O] : (631) 200-5019
Phone [C] : (631) 880-8640


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