Getting Started with IBM Data Studio for DB2

Chapter 2 – Managing your database environment 77
instance level, such as instance configuration, quiescing an instance, and so on. You can
explore these options on your own.
Figure 2.9 – Performing a database action, such as stopping or starting an instance
2.3 Navigating the database
So far, we used the Administration Explorer to navigate between databases. By expanding
a database in the Administration Explorer, we can select a folder of objects, such as
schemas, and explore a list of those objects in the object list editor. The object list editor
can narrow down the list of objects using several kinds of filtering.
2.3.1 Filtering the object list editor
Since a database might have hundreds or thousands of tables, schemas, and other
objects, you should filter the object list editor to display only the objects you are interested
in. If you know the name of the object, you can filter the object list editor to show objects
that have that name.
To filter in the object list editor:
1. Connect to the GSDB database, as described in Section 2.2.2.
2. Expand the folders under the GSDB database and select the Schemas folder.
A schema organizes database objects, such as tables and views. When you select
the Schemas folder in the Administration Explorer, the object list editor displays a list
of all of the schemas in the GSDB database.
3. Type the first few letters of the object name in the search box, as shown in Figure 2.10.
For example, type GOS to filter out the system schemas and display only the schemas
that are part of the GSDB data model.