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Add Add new records to the file.
Update
Open a database file for update.
Delete Open a database file for delete.
For files other than database and save files, the execute, the add, update, and
delete authorities are ignored.
Authorities required for file operations
Table 4 lists the file object authority required for file functions. Table 5 on page 11
lists the data authority required for file functions. This is the same information that
was presented in the previous two sections, but it is listed by function rather than
by authority.
Table 4. Object Authority Required for File Operations
Function Object Operational Object Existence Object Management Object Reference
Open, I/O, close
X
file 1
Compile a program
using the file
description
X
Display file
description
X
Delete file X X
Save/restore X
Transfer ownership X X
Grant/revoke
authority
X X
Change file
description
X X
Move file X X
Rename file X X
Replace file X X X
Refer to another
X X
file 2
Add or remove file
constraints 3
Add or remove
triggers 4
Change attributes 5
:
1
2
3
4
5
Object
Alter
X X
X X
X X
For device files that are not using spooling, you must also have object operational and all data authorities to
the device.
For database files only.
For database files only. Parent files need object management or object reference authority. Dependent files
need object management or object alter authority.
For database files only. Files need object management or object alter authority.
For database files and SQL packages only. Files need object management or object alter authority.
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