TABLES: Import (notebook) -- Infopops

Specify the name of the input file. Type the name or click the ellipsis [...]. If the path is omitted, the current working directory is assumed.

Opens a window in which you can select a file.

Specify that the data in the input file is in the non delimited ASCII format (ASC).

Opens a window in which you can specify modifiers for the import file format that you selected.

Specify that the data in the input file is in the delimited ASCII format (DEL).

Opens a window in which you can specify modifiers for the import file format that you selected.

Specify that the data in the input file is in work sheet format (WSF), used by products like Lotus 1-2-3 and Lotus Symphony.

Specify that the data in the input file is in the integrated exchange format (IXF).

Opens a window in which you can specify modifiers for the import file format that you selected.

CREATE Creates the table definition and row contents. If the data was exported from a database manager table, indexes are also created. This option can be used only with IXF files. INSERT Adds the imported data to the table without changing the existing table data. INSERT_UPDATE Adds rows of imported data to the target table, or updates existing rows (of the target table) with matching primary keys. REPLACE Deletes all existing data in the table and inserts the imported data. The table definition and the index definitions are not changed. This option can be used only if the table exists. REPLACE_CREATE Deletes all existing data in the table and inserts the imported data without changing the table definition or the index definitions, if the table exists. If the table does not exist, creates the table definition and row contents. If the data was exported from the database manager, indexes are also created. This option can be used only with IXF files.

Select to convert input data into a single sub-table.

Specify the message files that contains the warning and error messages that occur during export after the filename is keyed. (For DB2 Database for Linux, UNIX, and Windows only. You can search for and select the path and file name by clicking the [...] push button.)

If you do not type the full path, the current directory and default drive are used. If the file already exists, the information is appended. If you do not specify a message file, an error is returned.

Opens a window in which you can select a file.

Specifies to have the left column of the table named Input data column name. You can then map the columns based on the column name found in the input file.

Specifies to have the left column of the table named Input data column position. You can then map the columns based on the column position found in the input file.

Shows the SQL SELECT statement for the table. This field is read-only.

Shows the input data column position number of the input column that will be mapped to the corresponding target column name. You can change the column positions using the Move Up and Move Down buttons.

Shows the input data column name of the input column that will be mapped to the corresponding target column name. The column names are limited to the names of the columns of the target table.

Shows the selected column names in the target table. The column names are limited to the names of the columns of the target table. Click Columns to open a window in which you can add more columns.

Shows the selected column names in the target table. The column names are limited to the names of the columns of the target table. Click Columns to open a window in which you can add more columns.

Input data column position: Shows the input data column position number of the input column that will be mapped to the corresponding target column name. To change column positions use Move Up and Move Down.

Input data column name: Shows the input data column name that will be mapped to the corresponding target column name. The column names are limited to the names of the columns of the target table.

Target column name: Shows the selected column names in the target table. The column names are limited to the names of the columns of the target table. Click Columns to add more columns.

Opens a window in which you can select the target columns for the table. The selected target columns will appear in the table.

Moves a selected row in the table up one row.

Moves a selected row in the table down one row.

Select how you want the identity column to be loaded. The values are:

Select how you want the generated column to be loaded or imported. The values are:

Select how you want the identity column to be imported. The values are:

Select how you want the generated column to be imported. The values are:

Select to substitute a default value when an input field is blank.

Select to have a character that separates lines in the input file. (Not a valid option for import.)

Specify a character that indicates NULL values.

Select to ignore code page mismatches and suppress translation.

Select to have directories used to find LOB data. When you select this check box the entry field becomes active.

Type the names of the directories that contain LOB data. Separate multiple file names with commas.

Type the names of the directories that contain LOB data. Separate multiple file names with commas.

Specify the name of a target column. The column values are limited to the names of the columns of the target table.

Specify the byte location in the file of the beginning of the data column that you wanted loaded or imported into the table column. The position starts at 1.

Specify the byte location in the file of the end of the data column that you want loaded or imported into the table column. The position starts at 1.

Specify the data file column (by byte location) that contains the null indicator flag for the data being loaded or imported into the table column. The default value is zero (specifying that the data column is not nullable). This means that there will always be data to be loaded or imported into this data column.

Start position: Specify the byte location in the file of the beginning of the data column (starts at 1).

End position: Specify the byte location in the file of the end of the data column (starts at 1).

Null indicator: Specify the data file column (by byte location) that contains the null indicator flag for the data. The default value is zero (data column is not nullable).

Target column name: Specify the name of a target column. The column values are limited to the names of the columns of the target table.

Opens a window with a graphical display where you can specify the mapping of input columns to output columns. The graphical mapper displays sample rows of the input data to help you map the columns. You can set the length of the columns, set null values, and associate input and output columns using graphical controls. Mapping done in the tabular mapper can be seen in the graphical mapper.

Specify the start and end positions of the input data columns by clicking on the ruler bar. This creates slider dividing lines between the columns. Use the sample input data as a guide in determining your start and stop positions for the input data columns.

Specify the position of a null indicator by clicking on the bar. A null indicator icon appears. You can have only one null indicator in an input data column. Use the sample input data as a guide in determining the positions of the null indicators. Use the null indicator icon popup menu to associate a null indicator with a target column.

Associate the input data column with the target table column by clicking on the bar. From the drop-down list, select the target table column that you want mapped to the input data column that you specified on the Input column boundaries ruler bar. Use the sample input data as a guide in determining your start and stop positions for the input data columns. (Sample data is displayed if it is available.)

Specify how many characters to read from the data file. The default is 80.

Retrieves the specified number of characters from the input data and refreshes the graph with the data. The length of the graph is changed to match the length specified in Specify the length of each record in the data file.

Select the target table column that you want to associate with the null indicator.

Select the number of records to insert into the target table before the changes are committed. Specifying a number for commit reduces the number of records that are lost if a failure occurs during the import.

Select the number of records in the file to skip before the import begins. If an error occurs during an import, you can specify this information to restart the import operation immediately following the last row that was successfully imported and committed.

Specify how many SQL statements you want in a compound SQL block. Compound SQL improves import performance by grouping SQL statements into a block, which may reduce network overhead and improve response time.

Specify the number of physical records to be loaded. If you set a value of 0, import will attempt to process all the rows from the file.

Specify the number of warnings after which the import operation will stop. Set this parameter if you don't expect any warnings, but you want to make sure that the correct file and table are being used. If you set a value of 0, or if this option is not specified, the import operation will continue regardless of the number of warnings issued.

Select to suppress all warnings about rejected rows.

Select to run import in the online mode. An intent exclusive (IX) lock on the target table is acquired when the first row is inserted. This allows concurrent readers and writers to access table data. Online mode is not compatible with the REPLACE, CREATE, or REPLACE_CREATE import options. Online mode is not supported in conjunction with buffered inserts. The import operation will periodically commit inserted data to prevent lock escalation to a table lock and to avoid running out of active log space. These commits will be performed even if the COMMITCOUNT option was not used. During each commit, import will lose its IX table lock, and will attempt to reacquire it after the commit.

Select to specify that the import utility will not time out while waiting for locks. This option supersedes the locktimeout database configuration parameter. Applications other than IBM DB2 Version 9.1 are not affected.

Select to NOT load default values for columns that are not nullable.

Specify a separate long space in which to store the values of long columns. Long data can be LONG VARCHAR, LONG VARGRAPHIC, LOB data types, or a distinct type with any of these as source types.

Performs the actions that you have specified in this notebook or window.

Cancels any unsaved changes that you made and closes this notebook or window.

Opens the Show Command window.