DB2 Version 9.7 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

Subset of Net Search Extender features and commands have been deprecated

Certain Net Search Extender (NSE) features and commands have been deprecated and might be removed in a future release.

Details

The following NSE features have been deprecated:
  • Index updates using replication
  • Indexes on nicknames (federated databases)
  • The NUMBEROFMATCHES scalar function
  • Highlighting in search operations
  • User-defined relationships in a thesaurus
  • Documents in General Purpose Format (GPP)
  • Caching for search operations using the stored procedures
  • Presorted indexes used in search operations using the stored procedures
The following commands have been deprecated because the related features have also been deprecated:
  • ACTIVATE CACHE
  • DEACTIVATE CACHE
  • DB2EXTHL

User response

You can start using other supported features or commands before these deprecated features and commands become discontinued. Avoid using deprecated features and commands when developing new applications.

Parent topic: Deprecated functionality in Version 9.7
Related concepts:
Net Search Extender key concepts