We can find the highest ORDER_TOTAL datewise from the ORDERS DB2 table using below query.ExampleSELECT ORDER_DATE, MAX(ORDER_TOTAL) FROM ORDERS GROUP BY ORDER_DATEWe will use ‘GROUP BY’ on ORDER_DATE to group the result date wise and MAX aggregate function will help us to get the maximum ORDER_TOTAL placed at that particular ... Read More

We can find the third highest ORDER_TOTAL in the ORDERS DB2 table using the below query.ExampleSELECT ORDER_ID, MIN(ORDER_TOTAL) FROM ORDERS    ORDER BY ORDER_TOTAL DESC    FETCH FIRST 3 ROWS ONLYThe ‘FETCH FIRST 3 ROWS ONLY’ clause will give only 3 rows in the output and these 3 rows will ... Read More

Problem: Write the DB2 SQL query to give the sum of ORDER_TOTAL for the orders placed on 29th July and 30th July individually. The result should come in a single table.SolutionWe can find the sum of ORDER_TOTAL for the orders placed on 29th and 30th July individually using aggregate function ... Read More

Problem: How will you find the ORDER_ID, TRANSACTION_ID and TRANSACTION_STATUS from ORDERS and TRANSACTIONS DB2 table using joins?SolutionWe can find ORDER_ID, TRANSACTION_ID and TRANSACTION_STATUS from ORDERS and TRANSACTIONS table using the INNER JOIN query.For example, if we have below 2 ORDERS table.ORDER_IDTRANSACTION_IDORDER_DATEZ22345ITX448923-10-2020Z62998ITX431121-10-2020Z56902ITX312026-10-2020 TRANSACTION_IDTRANS_AMTTRANSACTION_STATUSITX44891128PAIDITX43112318PAIDITX312088956UNPAIDITX21675612FAILEDWe can use an inner join query as below.ExampleSELECT ... Read More

We can find all the ORDER_ID which are having ORDER_TOTAL greater than the average value of all the ORDER_TOTAL present in the ORDERS table using the sub-query.For example, if we have below ORDERS table.ORDER_IDORDER_TOTALA223451867A629985634A569027615A5691187960A56915132A5691880363Below is the subquery to find out the desired data.ExampleSELECT ORDER_ID, ORDER_TOTAL FROM ORDERS    WHERE ORDER_TOTAL ... Read More

Problem: How will the COBOL-DB2 program behave once the number of locks placed on the table space exceeds the defined limit?SolutionThe number of locks which an application can place on a DB2 resource such as page, table row, etc., is defined in DSNZPARM. Once the number of page and row ... Read More

DB2 optimizer plays an important role in the overall performance of the database. The optimizer selects the optimal access path for each query through which data can be fetched from the database. It identifies the indexes to follow, query predicates, etc.The optimizer selects the access path automatically and we can ... Read More

Problem: How can you implement a logic to automatically generate a unique value in a DB2 column for every new row inserted?SolutionWe can implement a logic in a DB2 table through which we can have one column which will have an automatically generated value for every new row inserted. This ... Read More

Problem: What are DB2 subqueries and what is the use of subqueries? Explain subqueries with the help of an example on the ORDERS table.SolutionA subquery in DB2 is a query within a query, i.e., nested query. A subquery is executed first followed by its parent query. We can have a ... Read More

The result of OUTER JOIN includes matched and unmatched rows in the WHERE clause. There are two main limitations of OUTER JOINS in DB2.The WHERE clause of OUTER JOIN can only have ‘=’ relational operator. , etc are not allowed in case of OUTER JOIN of two or more tables. ... Read More