Course description: DB2 for i Advanced SQL Programming

Learn how to use advanced SQL features and syntax that can be leveraged from any programming language that supports SQL. Learn about advanced SQL DDL (Data Definition Language) features such as identity columns and constraints that enable data-centric programming. Learn how to take your SQL reports and query definitions to the next level with views, common table expressions, and OLAP (On-Line Analytical Processing) specifications. Learn how to use SQL procedurally with user-defined functions, triggers, and advanced stored procedures.

This course provides lectures and hands on labs in a face-to-face classroom setting. The course is also offered in a live virtual classroom environment (ILO -Instructor Led Online) with hands-on labs: DB2 for i Advanced SQL Programming - ILO (OV390).

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Training Paths that reference this course are:

• Application Developer (DB2, WDSc, RPG, CL, SQL) SQL Path

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IBM Education Advantage Program eligibility:

• Yes - IBM Education Pack - online account

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This advanced course is for experienced Power System with IBM i (including iSeries and AS/400e) programmers who design and write applications that use SQL to access the database.

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You should complete the following courses (or have the equivalent skills taught in these courses):

• IBM i DB2 and SQL School (OD470)(OV470)
• Accessing the IBM i Database using SQL (OL370)(OV370)
• Developing IBM i Applications Using SQL (OL380)(OV380)

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• Defining advanced SQL DDL syntax when creating tables and indexes to leverage DB2 for i data-centric features
• Advanced query features such as common table expressions, views, subqueries, and OLAP specifications on SQL DML (Data Manipulation Language) statements
• Advanced join and hierarchical processing with SQL DML
• Define and code SQL triggers
• Define and code SQL user-defined functions
• Code advanced features of SQL procedures, including error handling and passing result sets
• Integrating DB2 and XML data with SQL

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Advanced SQL DDL

• Table
• Index
• Sequence
• Global Variables

Advanced SQL DML

• Common table expressions and derived tables
• Views and subqueries
• Joins and hierarchical processing
• OLAP specifications

Procedural SQL Programming

• User-defined functions
• Triggers
• Advanced Stored Procedure coding

DB2 and XML data integration

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