IBM ISERIES SC41-5210-04 - Manual (Page 13)

Part 1. Introduction to Query for iSeries
Chapter 1. What is Query for iSeries? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Query for iSeries fundamentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Files, fields, and record formats in Query for iSeries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Double-byte character set (DBCS) fields in Query for iSeries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
UCS2 level 1 character set support in Query for iSeries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Data definition languages and utilities support in Query for iSeries . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Query for iSeries definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Libraries in Query for iSeries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Major functions of Query for iSeries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Chapter 2. General operating information for Query for iSeries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Practicing with Query for iSeries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Getting started with Query for iSeries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
When you are finished working with Query for iSeries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Telling Query for iSeries what you want . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Using prompts and default values in Query for iSeries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Using Query for iSeries function keys
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Checking the results before printing the Query for iSeries report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Printing what you see on your Query for iSeries display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Using lists in Query for iSeries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Displaying a Query for iSeries list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Selecting items in a Query for iSeries list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Special library names in Query for iSeries
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Using Query for iSeries commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Using the Query Utilities menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Using the Work with Queries display
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Choosing a single Query for iSeries task . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Specifying a Query for iSeries query and its library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Choosing multiple Query for iSeries tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Working with a list of Query for iSeries queries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Selecting a Query for iSeries query name from a list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Using Query for iSeries list subsets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Positioning a list of Query for iSeries queries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Using F11 to display additional information about Query for iSeries queries . . . . . . . . . 15
Selecting a library for your Query for iSeries queries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Other considerations when you are trying to locate or use a particular Query for iSeries query 17
Displaying the format of constants in Query for iSeries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Query for iSeries profile information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Handling Query for iSeries messages and errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Changing your Query for iSeries queries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
© Copyright IBM Corp. 2000, 2002 1