DB2 Version 9.7 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

System-defined modules

The system-defined modules provide an easy-to-use programmatic interface for performing a variety of useful operations.

For example, you can use system-defined modules to perform the following functions:

Send and receive messages and alerts across connections.
Write to and read from files and directories on the operating system's file system.
Generate reports containing a variety of monitor information.

System-defined modules can be invoked from an SQL-based application, a DB2® command line, or a command script.

System-defined modules transform string data according to the database code page setting.

System-defined modules are not supported for the following product editions: