New Features in ALLBASE/SQL Release G.0 (continued)

Feature (Category)

Description

Documented in . . .

 

 

 

Optimizer

Uses a more e￿cient algorithm

ALLBASE/SQL Performance and

enhancement

that signi￿cantly reduces the time

Monitoring Guidelines , \Optimization" in

(Performance)

to generate the access plan.

\Basic Concepts in ALLBASE/SQL

 

 

Performance."

 

 

 

Access plan

Allows modi￿cation of access plans

ALLBASE/SQL Reference Manual ,

modi￿cation

for stored section to optimize

SETOPT in \SQL Statements;"

(Performance)

performance. View the plan with

ALLBASE/SQL Database Administration

 

SYSTEM.SETOPTINFO. New

Guide, SYSTEM.SETOPINFO in \System

 

statement: SETOPT.

Catalog."

 

 

 

Syntax added to

Speci￿es that the optimization

ALLBASE/SQL Reference Manual ,

disable access plan

information in the module ￿le is

VALIDATE in \SQL Statemen ts; ISQL

optimization

not to be used. Changed syn tax:

Reference Manual for ALLBASE/SQL and

(Performance,

EXTRACT, INSTALL,

IMAGE/SQL," EXTRACT, INSTALL in

Usability)

VALIDATE.

\ISQL Commands."

 

 

 

Application

Provides enhancements to improve

ALLBASE/SQL Reference Manual ,

Development

preprocessing performance when

\Names" and \SQL Statemen ts;"

Concurrency

simultaneously accessed b y

ALLBASE/SQL Advanced Application

(Performance,

multiple users. Page or row level

Programming Guide , \Using the

Usability)

locking on any system base table

Preprocessor;" ISQL Reference Manual for

 

and processing without storing

ALLBASE/SQL and IMAGE/SQL, \ISQL

 

sections. See the related features

Commands;" ALLBASE/SQL Database

 

in this table.

Administration Guide , \Database Creation

 

New SQL parameter: SET

and Security" and \System Catalog."

 

DEFAULT DBEFileSet. SQL

 

 

changed syntax: ALTER TABLE,

 

 

GRANT, REVOKE, UPDATE

 

 

STATISTICS. ISQL c hanged

 

 

syntax: INSTALL. Changed

 

 

SYSTEM and CATALOG view.

 

 

New STOREDSECT tables.

 

 

Special owners HPRDBSS and

 

 

STOREDSECT. Changed syn tax

 

 

for Full Preprocessing Mode.

 

 

 

 

System Catalog

Provides greater concurrency b y

ALLBASE/SQL Reference Manual ,

tables

allowing users to specify table,

\Names;" ALLBASE/SQL Database

(Performance)

page, or row level locking of any

Administration Guide , \System Catalog."

 

system table owned by

 

 

STOREDSECT through the

 

 

ALTER TABLE statement.

 

 

 

 

Preprocessors

Allows optional speci￿cation of a

ALLBASE/SQL Advanced Application

(Performance)

DBEFileSet for storage of sections.

Programming Guide , \Using the

 

Allows preprocessing without

Preprocessor."

 

storing sections in

 

 

DBEnvironment.

 

 

 

 

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