DB2 9 & 10 for z/OS Overview

Migration Planning WorkshopExtended Indicator Variables• Implementation:– EXTENDEDINDICATOR YES/NO option on BIND/REBIND PACKAGE• NO default for BIND.• Existing setting is default for REBIND• New EXTENDEDINDICATOR column added to SYSPACKAGE– WITH EXTENDED INDICATORS or WITHOUT EXTENDEDINDICATORS attribute string on PREPARE• Default - WITHOUT EXTENDED INDICATORS– Various methods available for implementing support with JDBC, SQLJand ODBC applications.– Extended indicator variable values:• -5 specifies the DEFAULT value – set column to the default value• -7 specifies the UNASSIGNED value - treat as column was not specified30© 2011 IBM Corporation