Chapter 15. Program Preparation

In This Chapter

• Program Preparation Steps

• Running a DB2 Program

• Preparing a DB2 Program

• What Is a DBRM?

• What Is a Plan?

• What Is a Package?

• What Is a Collection?

• Versions

• Converting DBRM-Based Plans in DB2 V10

• Program Preparation Objects

• Program Preparation Guidelines

A DB2 application program must go through a process known as program preparation before it can run successfully. This chapter describes this procedure and its components. Accompanying guidelines for program preparation are provided, including the following:

• Choosing program preparation options to achieve optimum performance

• Plan and package management

• Preparing programs with minimum down time

Program Preparation Steps ...

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