Parameter file field descriptions
table/module specification | ||
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Description | This field consists of a list of comma-separated table names or a module name to which the entry applies. An asterisk (*) indicates all tables. | |
Example | ttadv000,ttadv999 | two specific tables |
ttadv | all tables in module tt and package adv | |
tt | all tables in module tt | |
* | all tables |
company number | ||
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Description | This field consists of a list of company numbers to which the entry applies. An asterisk (*) indicates all company numbers. | |
Example | 000,999 | companies 000 and 999 |
* | all companies |
object type | ||
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Description | This field consists of a list of object (table or index) identifications to which the entry applies. You can specify these options: | |
T | table only | |
I | all indexes | |
I <index number> | only specified index | |
* | both table and indexes | |
Example | I1,I2 | only index 1 and 2 |
T | only for table |
Compress specification | ||
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Description | When this field is present the table or index is compressed. | |
Example | COMPRESS=1; | Compression is used for the selected table(s) (DATA_COMPRESSION = PAGE) |
group (only for msql_storage file, not for msql_storage_param file) | ||
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Description | This field identifies the owner of the table. The value group must be specified. |
query optimization | ||
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Description | Specific flags related to
indexes and tables can be specified. When specified on a βTβ object entry, it
defines the default for all indexes.
These octal values can be used to set the flags for a specific index or table: |
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0000 | no optimization | |
00200 | nested | |
00400 | iterative | |
01000 | filter | |
Default values can be defined for each table entry. Optimizations are explained in more detail in Query Tuning. | ||
Example | 00400 |
refresh time | ||
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Description | This is an obsolete parameter which is ignored by the driver. | |
Example | - |
storage parameters | ||
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Description | These are defined by the
specific database driver implementation and often map to table and index
creation options available in the host RDBMS.
The storage parameters for the MSQL database driver can be specified in either all upper case or all lower case letters. The following MSQL storage parameters are defined:
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Example | FILEGROUP primary |
driver parameters | ||
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Description | This is an obsolete parameter which is ignored by the driver. | |
Example |