DB2 Query Management Facility

Version 9

QMF Version 9 Enterprise Edition delivers unparalleled business productivity in the most demanding environments. With full support for DB2 9 for z/OS QMF delivers the following capabilities:

• Easy-to-use visual query building enables users of all skill levels to easily create their own reports, increasing enterprise productivity.

• Reporting solutions can be created and then shared across the enterprise in multiple formats, including HTML, PDF and plain text.

• Create virtual "information appliances" through the ability to display data from multiple data sources in a large number of intuitive formats and images.

• Improved usability of OLAP analytics help you to improve productivity by creating OLAP queries by "dragging and dropping" visual data elements.

Version 8

DB2 QMF Version 8 provides with new data visualization, solution building, Web-enablement, and solution-sharing capabilities. The DB2 QMF Version 8 on-demand platform provides users across the enterprise with:

• Support for the DB2 Universal Database Version 8 functionality including IBM DB2 Cube Views, long names, Unicode, and enhancements to SQL

• A database explorer for easily browsing, identifying, and referencing database assets

• DB2 QMF Version 8 for WebSphere, a tool that lets any Web browser be a zero-maintenance thin client for visual on-demand access to enterprise DB2 business data

• Simplified packaging for easier ordering

• Names up to 128 characters in length are supported for Auth ID, current SQL ID, and table names. Table column names can be up to 30 characters long. Support is based on whatever length the database allows. Support includes larger data-entry fields and the display of names in DB2 QMF dialog screens.