Create Q/A Database (CRTQSTDB)
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The Create Question-and-Answer Database (CRTQSTDB) command allows you to create a new question-and-answer (Q & A) database. More information is available in the Basic system operations topic collection in the IBM i Information Center at http://www.ibm.com/systems/i/infocenter/.
Restrictions:
- This command is shipped with public *EXCLUDE authority.
- The user of this command must have *ADD authority to the library in which the database files are located.
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Parameters
| Keyword | Description | Choices | Notes |
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| QSTDB | Q/A database | Name, *SELECT | Optional, Positional 1 |
| LIB | Lib containing Q/A database | Name, QUSRSYS | Optional, Positional 2 |
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Q/A database (QSTDB)
Specifies the Q & A database to create. When selecting a Q & A database name, the name must be 10 characters or less and must begin with a letter.
The possible values are:
- *SELECT
- You are asked to specify a Q & A database. If only one Q & A database exists on the system, it is the default.
- question-database
- Specify the name of the Q & A database in which to create.
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Lib containing Q/A database (LIB)
Specifies the name of an existing library that will contain the new Q & A database.
The possible library values are:
- QUSRSYS
- The Q & A database is created in the QUSRSYS library.
- library-name
- Specify name of the library to be searched.
Note: The library must exist on the system.
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Error messages
None
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