Rational Developer for System z, Version 7.6

Database Block

Database Blocks enable you to describe Databases both logically and physically, taking into account the characteristics of certain DBMSs.

The definition and description of logical or physical segments is ensured by the Segment entity.

The definition and description of logical or physical relationships between segments is ensured by the Database Block entity.

A Database Block is a set of Segments, each of which calls Data Elements.

There are three categories of Database Blocks:

Database generation

The generation of a Database Block generates the Data Description Language (DDL) which corresponds to the Database Block type.

You can replace or complement these generated lines in the -G Lines tab of the Database Block.


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