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<strong>Getting</strong> <strong>Started</strong> <strong>with</strong> <strong>IBM</strong> <strong>Data</strong> <strong>Studio</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>DB2</strong><br />

particular database system and to transfer those skills to other database systems and<br />

plat<strong>for</strong>ms.<br />

<strong>Data</strong> <strong>Studio</strong> is provided at no charge <strong>for</strong> download and full <strong>IBM</strong> support is provided <strong>for</strong><br />

anyone who has a current license of a <strong>DB2</strong> data server or In<strong>for</strong>mix server. There is also an<br />

active discussion <strong>for</strong>um at<br />

www.ibm.com/developerworks/<strong>for</strong>ums/<strong>for</strong>um.jspa?<strong>for</strong>umID=1086 that can provide in<strong>for</strong>mal<br />

support.<br />

The <strong>Data</strong> <strong>Studio</strong> client is built on the open source Eclipse plat<strong>for</strong>m and, if you are using the<br />

full client, it can shell share (be installed into the same Eclipse instance) <strong>with</strong> other<br />

products that are on the same release of Eclipse, including other InfoSphere® Optim and<br />

Rational® products. This creates a rich and seamless environment in which you can tailor<br />

the capabilities of your workbench to the roles you per<strong>for</strong>m on the job. You will learn more<br />

about some of these other products and capabilities in Chapter 11.<br />

This chapter also covered the details of installing the <strong>Data</strong> <strong>Studio</strong> full client. Installation<br />

instructions <strong>for</strong> the administration client are described in Appendix C.<br />

We also reviewed how to navigate the Eclipse workbench <strong>for</strong> <strong>Data</strong> <strong>Studio</strong>, including how to<br />

open up different perspectives and how to manipulate views in a perspective.<br />

1.10 Review questions<br />

1. What open source plat<strong>for</strong>m is the <strong>Data</strong> <strong>Studio</strong> client built on?<br />

2. Which <strong>IBM</strong> products does <strong>Data</strong> <strong>Studio</strong> support?<br />

3. What are “perspectives” in an Eclipse-based product such as <strong>Data</strong> <strong>Studio</strong>?<br />

4. What is the default perspective after you install the <strong>Data</strong> <strong>Studio</strong> client?<br />

5. True or false: <strong>Data</strong> <strong>Studio</strong> can be used at no charge <strong>with</strong> supported databases.<br />

6. Which of the following development capabilities is not included in <strong>Data</strong> <strong>Studio</strong>?<br />

A. Development of SQL and Java stored procedures<br />

B. Development of SQL and Java user-defined functions<br />

C. .NET development<br />

D. SQL and XQuery scripting<br />

E. Web Services development<br />

7. Which of the following database administrative capabilities is provided in <strong>Data</strong> <strong>Studio</strong>?<br />

A. Browse data objects and view their properties<br />

B. Recover databases<br />

C. Create, alter, and drop database objects<br />

D. Authorize users to access database objects

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