XML Enhancements

With XML Extender, DB2 UDB is an XML-enabled DBMS. As such, you can use DB2 to perform the following tasks:

  • Store and access XML documents

  • Generate XML documents from data in tables

  • Insert data from XML documents into tables

To facilitate these functions, XML Extender provides data types, functions, and stored procedures.

The XML enhancements in DB2 UDB v8.1.2 increase the flexibility with which you can handle XML documents.

Before using any XML Extender functionality, ensure that XML Extender is enabled with your database by executing the following command:

						dxxadm enable_db <database-name>

Migrating XML-Enabled Databases to v8

After upgrading your DB2 UDB instance to v8.1, you need to migrate your databases with the MIGRATE ...

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