There's this thing called "Knowledge Center". It allows you to look up
information like this. You can find it at:
http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_ibm_i_73/rzahg/welcome.htm
Drilling down into it you can look up the Create Table statement for IBM i
7.3 at
http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_ibm_i_73/db2/rbafzhctabl.htm
Then you can page down into "column definition" and a hair further into
"built-in-type". In there you will see the options for timestamp.
Also, you can look up Database, Reference, SQL Reference, Language
Elements, Data Types, Datetime Values, and in there you will also see
timestamp.
http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_ibm_i_73/db2/rbafzch2datetime.htm
If you fail to see what you desire you can submit a Request For
Enhancement to get what you want. Sure there's the generic "bring IBM i
DB2 up to parity with LUW DB2" but it may be helpful to submit one for the
particular part of DB2 you want.
https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rfe/
Change "All brands" to "Servers and Systems Software". Change "All
products" to "IBM i".
Let's say this is in 7.3, or IBM agrees to add it for you in some
reasonable time frame, would that matter since you aren't running 7.3? Or
is this "the one issue" that would make you upgrade to 7.3? You aren't
just baiting the bear, are you?
Rob Berendt
midrange.com
