Stored procedures, triggers, and user-defined functions (UDFs) are the key database features for developing robust and distributed applications. DB2 Universal Database for iSeries has supported these features for many years, and they have been enhanced in V5R1, V5R2, and V5R3 of IBM OS/400 and V5R4 of IBM i5/OS.

This IBM Redbook includes some of the announced features for stored procedures, triggers, and UDFs in V5R1, V5R2, V5R3, and V5R4. Among the topics in this IBM Redbook, you will find suggestions, guidelines, and practical examples on how to effectively develop DB2 Universal Database for iSeries stored procedures, triggers, and UDFs. Some of the topics that are covered in this book include: