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Library lists: Step one
• Select “One-part name” during metadata creation process
(DB2 CLI Only)
Figure 1-100. Library lists: Step one AT911.0
Notes:
– Removes hard coding of library
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To obtain the library list behavior and avoid creating a separate report for each data library,
you must select the One part name synonym setting as shown.
Specifying one part name for the synonym prevents DB2 Web Query from hard coding the
library name in the metadata. When the report (based on a one part name synonym) is run,
the requesting user’s library list is searched for the table or view names on which the
synonym is based. This means that you must either log in as a different user profile in order
to have the report access data in a different library, or use an easier technique to change
the library list of the job description that is defined to the user profile.
As long as the formats of the files in the different libraries are the same, this method is
possible to carry out.
Note: From a DB2 Web Query perspective, the user’s library list is determined and
controlled by the system values QSYSLIBL and QUSRLIBL as well as the job description
that is defined for the user profile. Any other method of setting the library list is not
recognized by DB2 Web Query. For example, if you are using the initial program (specified
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