IBM Tivoli NetView for z/OS Programming: Pipes - IBM notice

PIPE SQL
220 Programming: Pipes
are read and discarded; thus errors are not reported when null fields are
selected. Null fields contain blanks or zeros as appropriate to the data field
format. NOINDICATORS is the default for SQL INSERT.
PLAN word
The word specifies the plan to use.
The CNMSJSQL sample contains the plan name for your level of the NetView
program. The plan name is in the form DSISQLnn, where the nn suffix is the
level of NetView SQL. This suffix enables you to run different levels on a
single system. For NetView Version 1 Release 4, the plan name is DSISQL05.
For Version 1 Release 3, the plan name is DSISQL04.
DIAGNOSE
The DIAGNOSE options provide additional messages describing the SQL
functions as they are run. The output of DIAGNOSE is written to the
secondary output stream in yellow, using a message type of 'apostrophe'
(HDRTYPE). Use this option when debugging applications or at the request of
IBM Software Support.
TEST
The TEST option enables you to run the SQL and SQSELECT stages in a
testing mode. DB2 databases are not accessed by the TEST option. Diagnostic
messages are issued to describe the SQL services. For DESCRIBE SELECT and
SELECT requests, a constant set of all DB2 field types is generated. The TEST
mode can be operated without the DSIDB2MT task or DB2 being active. For
example, the command:
PIPE SQL TEST DESCRIBE SELECT anything
Produces a description of all of the fields generated by the test data. The
command:
WINDOW SQSELECT (TEST) anything
Produces a window with a header line and a single record of data under each
column.
Note: The TEST option is best suited for understanding the conversion of
internal and external formats, whereas DIAGNOSE can be more helpful
when you are testing an application being developed.
SSID
The SSID option enables you to access different DB2 subsystems on the local
system. If the ssidname is not specified, the last subsystem specified for your
task is used. If no subsystem was specified for the task, the subsystem defined
by the DSIDB2MT task is used, if DSIDB2MT is active. If you specify SSID* ,
the last subsystem name used by the task is reset, making the DSIDB2MT
defined subsystem again the default. If you use multiple DB2 subsystems with
a NetView system, consider specifying SSID (either with a name or *) in the
beginning of each procedure used by that task. Another way to organize your
DB2 access is to start one autotask for each DB2 subsystem and run requests to
the autotasks using the NetView labeled command technique.
Usage Notes
Tables are loaded using SQL INSERT, queried with SQL SELECT, and maintained
with SQL EXECUTE.