DB2 Version 9.7 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

Delimited identifiers and object names

Keywords can be used. If a keyword is used in a context where it could also be interpreted as an SQL keyword, it must be specified as a delimited identifier.

Using delimited identifiers, it is possible to create an object that violates these naming rules; however, subsequent use of the object could result in errors. For example, if you create a column with a + or - sign included in the name and you subsequently use that column in an index, you will experience problems when you attempt to reorganize the table.