Online Documentation for SQL Manager for DB2

Feature Matrix


The FREE Lite version of SQL Manager for DB2 does not include all features of the Full version and has some limitations concerning the number of the databases that can be registered and the set of data manipulation and server maintenance tools. The detailed feature matrix is given below.

Note that when using the FREE Lite version of SQL Manager for DB2 you can activate a 30-day period of fully-functional usage. After the period expires, you will be able to continue using the Lite version.

 

For more information on activating the Full version features see Full Mode activation.

Full version Lite version
New state-of-the-art graphical user interface
Office 11 and Windows XP visual schemes support
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Well-described Wizard System
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User-friendly Database Explorer for easy management of all DB2 objects
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Windows Toolbar to switch between windows easily, like in Windows Task Bar
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Navigation bars and hot keys in most of the windows
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Ability to save all program settings
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Customizable toolbars for all program windows
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Fully customizable program interface
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Powerful visual options module
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Localizable program interface
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Easy management of all DB2 objects (including create / edit / drop operations)
Managing database schemas
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Managing tables and all their subobjects: fields, primary, unique and foreign keys, indexes, triggers, and check constraints
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Managing views and all their subobjects: fields and triggers
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Managing materialized query tables
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Managing procedures, functions, sequences and packages
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Managing user-defined types and structure types
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Managing nicknames and aliases
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Managing users, groups and user mappings
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Managing tablespaces, buffer pools and partition groups
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Managing packages
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Managing global variables
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Managing event monitors
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Managing servers and wrappers
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Duplicating database objects
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Viewing dependencies between database objects
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Rapid database management and navigation
Multiple database connections
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Registering selected databases to work with
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Projects to work with the selected database objects only
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Multiple user-defined tabs for any tree object to access it in one-click
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Working with multiple selected objects at a time
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Grouping / Ungrouping registered databases by node name
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Advanced data manipulation tools
Unicode support
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Powerful BLOB viewer/editor with several types of viewing BLOB data: simple text, RTF text, sequence of hexadecimal values, image, HTML page, XML document
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Exporting data to SQL script as INSERT statement
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Plenty of useful tools such as data grouping, fast search and filtering
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Multi-level master-detail view to work with several linked tables at the same time
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Table and card views to see data the way you like
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Ability to copy and paste selected records
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Ability to continue working with SQL Manager while data are being fetched from the DB2 server
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A fetching process taking too long to execute can be aborted
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Effective security management
Grant manager displaying all database object grants in the form of a grid
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Easy management of database users, groups and user mappings
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Support of LBAC (Label Based Access Control)
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Possibility to work with private contexts, security policies, audit policies and roles
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Excellent visual and text tools for query building
Multiple SQL Editors of the Visual Studio 2005 kind with Code Folding, UNICODE support, code completion, syntax highlight and other useful features
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Visual query builder allows you to build complicated queries without any knowledge of SQL syntax
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Large script execution (SQL Script Editor) with UNICODE support
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Ability to view query plan as diagram
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SQL Formatter (available from SQL Editor context menu)
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Favorite Queries (save and use your frequently used queries easily)
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Ability to continue working with SQL Manager while a query is being executed in SQL Editor or Query Builder
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A query taking too long to execute in SQL Editor or Query Builder can be aborted
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Impressive data export and import capabilities
Exporting data to most popular formats: MS Excel, MS Word, MS Access, HTML, PDF, TXT, CSV, DBF, XML, ODF, etc.
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Importing data from MS Excel, MS Access, DBF, XML, ODF, TXT and CSV
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Background mode execution makes it possible to continue working with SQL Manager while an import or export process is being performed
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Report designer with a clear in use report construction wizard
Managing reports the same way as if they were database objects: accessing reports directly through DB Explorer tree
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Create Report Wizard allows you to create simple reports in a few clicks
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Easy-to-use wizards for running DB2 services
Backing up and restoring database
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Rollforward of database
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Stopping, starting database manager
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Quiescing and unquiescing database
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Restarting database
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Reorganizing database tables and indexes
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Running database statistics
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Support of DB2 server tools: IMPORT, EXPORT, MOVE, LOAD
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Background mode execution makes it possible to continue working with SQL Manager while any of DB2 services is being performed
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Ping database
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Most of DB2 server versions support
Support of DB2 server versions from 8.1 to 9.5
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Support of DB2 LUW servers
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Powerful Visual Database Designer
Two diagram notations (IDEF1x and IE)
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Useful diagram navigation tool
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Reverse engineering
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Several pages in one diagram to divide the diagram into different subject areas
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Ability to create/edit/drop database objects, visually set links between them
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Virtual objects such as comments and virtual relationship
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Saving as image or printing database diagram
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A lot of visual personalization options
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Other useful tools to make your work with DB2 server as easy as it can be
Extracting metadata into text files or SQL Script Editor
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Powerful print metadata module to create customizable metadata reports
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Report designer for building powerful reports visually
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SQL Monitor
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HTML Report wizard to create a detailed HTML report of your database quickly
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Dependency tree tool allows to view dependencies between database objects
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Active database connections Monitor
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Support of Team Development
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CLP console
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Create Tag Wizard to remember the current database state
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Check Repository Wizard reveals differences between a database and its description in the repository
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Get Change Script Wizard allows you to get a script removing differences between two database states
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History of changes made to a database or an object
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...and other useful features
Keyboard templates
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External Tools editor
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To-do list
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