DB2 Query Management Facility (QMF) is a database application program that enables you to easily create, change, or retrieve data from a computer database. After retrieving the data, you can format it into reports or charts.
Using DB2 QMF is for new and occasional QMF users. Some knowledge of databases is helpful, but not necessary. This book introduces you to basic QMF tasks with examples that you can use and adapt for your own work. As you read, try out the examples in the book with QMF to produce the described results.
This book is designed to be used with DB2 QMF Reference, which contains detailed information about QMF commands and panels. More information about any topic is also available from QMF's extensive online help.
The first part of the book explains basic concepts involved in using QMF to work with databases. The second part of the book explains tasks you can perform with QMF with step-by-step instructions. The appendixes explain how to use QMF's Query-By-Example feature, show the sample tables that QMF provides, list QMF functions that require specific support, and describe the DB2 QMF High Performance Option (HPO).
Examples in this book were created by using QMF with a DB2 Server for VSE or VM(TM) database. The results you see in your own environment might be slightly different.