Unique Keys Editor (IBM DB2 Z/OS)

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The Unique Keys Editor lets you manage columns, basic properties, and partitions for a unique key, as well as view storage details.

To edit a unique key

  1. Open an editor on the unique key. For details, see Opening an Object Editor.
  2. Use the following table as a guide to understanding and modifying the settings on the tabs of this editor:
Tab Settings and tasks

Column

Lets you manage columns that make up the primary key. On opening, this tab shows the existing columns. For each column, the listing shows the datatype (and if applicable the precision in brackets) and whether the table definition permits nulls in the target table column. Optionally you can:

Change the Sort order of a column.

Click the New button and select a column name from the dropdown, to add a column to the primary key.

Select a column and click the Drop button to delete the column from the primary key.

Select a column and use the arrow buttons to reorder the columns in the primary key.

Properties

Lets you set the Buffer Pool, Piece Size, Close, and Copy properties.

Storage

Lets you view the Storage Group and VCAT Catalog properties. Lets you set the Primary Space Allocation, Secondary Space Allocation, Erase, Free Page, Percent Free, and GBP Cache properties.

Partition

Lets you work with partitions for the index.

Space

Lets you view values in the following property groups:

Attributes

Make Unique, System Required, Total Keys, Page Fetch Pairs, and Distinct Keys

Statistics

Index Level, Cluster Ratio, Cluster Factor, Leaf Pages, Sequential Pages, and Density

Cards

First Key and Full Keys

Comment

For details on using this tab, see Adding a Comment to an object.

DDL View

For details on using this tab, see Viewing the SQL/DDL for an Object.

3. When finished, you can submit your changes. For details, see Previewing and Submitting Object Editor Changes.