Create Database Wizard -- Infopops

Moves one page back in the wizard.

It is available on all but the first page of the wizard.

Moves one page forward in the wizard, except on the last page of the wizard where it is unavailable. This button may also be disabled on some pages until all required information has been entered by the user.

Starts the process that creates a database partition based on your specifications. (Available when you specify all the required input.)

Cancels any changes you have made to this wizard and closes the wizard.

Type a 1 - 8 character name for your new database. The name:

Note: To avoid potential problems, do not use the special characters @, #, and $ in a database name if you intend to use the database in a communications environment. Also, because the characters @, #, and $ are not common to all keyboards, do not use them if you plan to use the database in another country/region.

Unless you override the default directory, the user tables, catalog tables, and temporary tables are stored here. The database configuration file and the database recovery log are also stored here.

You can create new table spaces in different directories after you create the database. You can also use the newlogpath parameter to change the location of the database log files.

Type a 1 - 8 character name for your new database. (Use the same naming rules as for database name.)

Database alias names are local synonyms given to local or remote databases. These names must be unique to the System Database Directory. You cannot create a database with the same name as a database alias because the alias for a new database defaults to the database name.

Note: To avoid potential problems, do not use the special characters @, #, and $ in a database name if you intend to use the database in a communications environment. Also, because the characters @, #, and $ are not common to all keyboards, do not use them if you plan to use the database in another country/region.

Optional: Type a description of your database for clarification. It can be 1 - 30 characters in length.

The description will appear as a comment in the details view of databases.

To change the comment, right-click the Database object and select Alter.

Click the down arrow to display a list of possible partitions. Highlight the one you want to use.

The system catalog tables will be created on this partition.

Opens the Read/Write Specifications window, where you can change the extent and prefetch sizes for the table space.

Specifies that storage will be managed by the system.

Specifies that storage will be managed by the database.

Opens a window so that you can add items to the list.

Opens a window so that you can make changes to the selected item.

Removes the selected item from the list.

Opens the Read/Write Specifications window, where you can change the extent and prefetch sizes for the table space.

Opens a window where you can change your drive specifications.

Shows the performance parameters for the drives where any containers will be stored. The overhead and transfer rates are used by DB2 to optimize database performance.

Click Change to change the overhead or transfer rates for the selected drive.

Opens the Specifications for Drive window, where you can change the overhead and transfer rates for the selected drive.

Specifies the locale for this database. This value is stored in the Database Configuration file. You can read this value on the Environment page of the Configure Database notebook.

Once you have created the database, you cannot go back and change this value.

Click the down arrow to display a list of countries/regions and languages, and then select one. Valid territory codes and code sets for the selected country/region and language appear in the lists below this field.

Specifies the territory for data entered in this database. The territory is used for string comparisons (default collating sequence) and character conversions. This value is stored in the Database Configuration file. You can read this value on the Environment page of the Configure Database notebook.

Once you have created the database, you cannot go back and change this value.

Click the down arrow to display a list of valid territory codes for the selected country/region, and then select one.

Specifies the code set for data entered in this database. The code set is used for string comparisons (default collating sequence) and character conversions. This value is stored in the Database Configuration file. You can read this value on the Environment page of the Configure Database notebook.

Once you have created the database, you cannot go back and change this value.

Click the down arrow to display a list of valid code sets for the selected country/region, and then select one.

Sorts items according to the database locale, and characters are compared using the database code set and locale.

The string comparison method, or collating sequence, cannot be changed once the database has been created.

Sorts items according to their hexadecimal representation.

The string comparison method, or collating sequence, cannot be changed once the database has been created.

Available only when Code set is UTF-8.

The string comparison method, or collating sequence, cannot be changed once the database has been created.

The string comparison method, or collating sequence, cannot be changed once the database has been created.

Not available when Code set is UTF-8.

The string comparison method, or collating sequence, cannot be changed once the database has been created.

Only available when Territory is TH (Thailand) and the Code set is not UTF-8.

The string comparison method, or collating sequence, cannot be changed once the database has been created.

Available only when Code set is UTF-8.

The string comparison method, or collating sequence, cannot be changed once the database has been created.

Available only when Code set is UTF-8.

The string comparison method, or collating sequence, cannot be changed once the database has been created.