DB2 Web Query for i – What's New in Version 2.1

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DB2 Web Query for i – What’s new

Tim Rowe timmr@us.ibm.com

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Background
What is DB2 Web Query?

An IBM i Web-based query and report writing program product
First delivered in 2007 as product 5733-QU2
A powerful replacement for IBM Query for iSeries (QU1 product Query/400)

Designed to:
Provide modernized reporting with extensions into
analytics and Business Intelligence
Leverage the LATEST in DB2 for i technology
Provide BI “best practices” (e.g., meta data layer)
Be delivered at low cost
Allow customers to keep their data in DB2 for i while
– Improving Performance
– Reducing report maintenance
– Simplifying infrastructure (single server
installation)


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What is Business Intelligence?

MONITOR
REPORTING ANALYSIS PREDICT WHAT JUST
WHAT HAPPENED? WHY DID IT HAPPEN? WHAT WILL HAPPEN? HAPPENED?
Query/ OLAP Data Mining Dashboards/
Reporting
Scorecards

Historical Data (Data Warehouses/Marts) Real-Time Data (ODS)

DB2 Web Query
Predictive Analytics Product

Source: The Data Warehousing Institute, Smart Companies in the 21st Century, July 2003
OS/EAI-Operation Systems/Enterprise Application Integrations

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The Challenges of Delivering Analytics with Query/400
The most common way of accessing DB2 for i
data for reporting purposes for over 30 years
Limited functionality, product is in stable-ized
mode
– Output to file, printer, or on screen
Requires data “expert” to build reports
Multi-step processes for simple tasks like viewing
the data in a chart in Excel
No Impact Analysis or Usage tools
– What is the impact of database changes on my
Query/400 reports?
– How many queries can we get rid of because they
are no longer used?
No easy way to understand performance impact
on system
– Older query optimization technology being used
– Little usage of governing functions means “run-
away” queries are not uncommon
Creates negative perception of “AS/400”
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Why do you need to TRANSFORM your data?
Not everyone understands the data..only the original programmer knows!
– Cryptic six character RPG fields
– Data meaning buried in the field
• If the first character is an “A”, the next 5 characters mean customer number
• If the first character is a “B”, then it’s a company ID

Not everyone understands the table/file and data relationships
– How do I join these 8 files?
– How do I more easily roll up data by city/region/country/world?

Not everyone AGREES to the meaning of data
– Accounting: 1+1 = 2 Sales: 1+1 = 3 !

Not everyone understands complex date functions
– Nor how every date is stored in different data TYPEs in the database

And no one wants to define these rules in EVERY single report

Shield the COMPLEXITIES of the database from Report
Authors and End Users opening up additional report
authoring capabilities and removing dependency on I/T

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Leverage a Meta Data Layer to Shield Complexity of Operational Databases
Standardize Field/Column Formats
– Ex, use commas, set currency symbol, suppress
leading zeros
Standardize/Decompose Date Fields
– Ex: Integer defined as MMDDYYYY
Create Filters
– Ex: Define a set of countries as “Europe”
Define JOINS
– Leverage relationships across tables/files
Create Business Views
– Organize Columns/fields for easier report
development
Define Multi-Dimensional Relationships
– If I drill down on COUNTRY, should I see
REGION or DISTRICT?

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>7 is “Good”,
Meta Data Example: Data Transformation 4-6 is “Average”,
<4 is “Bad”


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DB2 Web Query for i – Intuitive, Insightful, Extensible
Modernize Query/400, Extend into Business Intelligence

Authoring Tool
Authoring Tool
“Intuitive”
“Intuitive”

Reports & Graphs
Reports & Graphs
“Flexible delivery”
“Flexible delivery”

Dashboards
Dashboards
“Insightful”
“Insightful”

OLAP
OLAP
“Extensible”
“Extensible”

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Announcing! DB2 Web Query for i v2.1
Modernize Query/400 Reporting with Smarter Analytics for IBM i
New Version 2.1
New Product IDs (5733-WQe/WQs)
New Core based pricing Announced
Available for IBM i v6.1 and v7.1
April 24

Simpler Packaging Options
Express Edition
Entry level edition
Report development
Great for small, get started environments

Standard Edition
Full function capabilities
Virtually unlimited runtime users support

Generally Available June 15


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V2.1 – Simplified product structure

From current product(s)
(v1.1.2): To new product
(v2.1):
BASE
Number of Users Express Edition
OPTIONS Number of Users
Option 1 Active Reports WorkBench
Option 2 OLAP
Option 3 Developer Workbench Standard Edition
Option 4 Run Time User Enablement Number of Users
Option 5 Spreadsheet Client WorkBench
Option 6 Microsoft SQL Server Adapter Runtime Users
Option 7 JD Edwards Application Adapter JD Edwards Application Adapter
5733QU3 Report Broker
5733QU4 SDK
Lab Services 5250 Reporting Extension

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V2.1 – Simplified product structure
Functionality mapping
From current product(s)
(v1.1.2): To new product
(v2.1):
BASE
Number of Users Express Edition
OPTIONS Number of Users
Option 1 Active Reports WorkBench
Option 2 OLAP
Option 3 Developer Workbench Standard Edition. Express plus:
Option 4 Run Time User Enablement Number of Users
Option 5 Spreadsheet Client WorkBench
Option 6 Microsoft SQL Server Adapter Runtime Users
Option 7 JD Edwards Application Adapter JD Edwards Application Adapter
5733QU3 Report Broker
5733QU4 SDK
Lab Services 5250 Reporting Extension

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v2.1 Product enhancements
New look and feel
– Direct links to Web Query Wiki with
Tutorials, Redbook, and Q&A forum, as
well as product page with latest offerings
and features
– New GUI (Portal) for working with
reports and folders
Improved Mobility Support with ‘My Mobile
Favorites’
Web based user management
– admin, dba, dev, user, scheduler,
workbench
User Role Based Security
Web browser Meta Data editor
Consolidated report development tool
(InfoAssist)
Integrated OS based report scheduling*
And lots more


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New look and feel
and features
reports and folders
Favorites’
workbench
(InfoAssist)
And lots more


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New look and feel
and features
reports and folders
Favorites’
workbench
(InfoAssist)
And lots more


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New look and feel
and features
reports and folders
Favorites’
workbench
(InfoAssist)
And lots more


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New look and feel
and features
reports and folders
Favorites’
workbench
(InfoAssist)
And lots more
www.ibm.com/systems/i/db2/webquery

* Available in Web Query Standard Edition

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Comparing v2.1 Editions

Express Edition
Portal user interface
Supports all metadata and report authoring tools
User management security center
Mobile support
Can order additional licensed users
Can order Developer Workbench licenses

Standard Edition
All capabilities of Express plus
Ability to have virtually unlimited run time users
Can order runtime group licenses
Report scheduling, distribution, and bursting
Application integration capability
Data and application adapters:
SQL Server (included)
JDE adapter (optional feature)

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InfoAssist – The integrated development tool
Integrated development tool

• Create simple queries, as well as highly
complex reports, charts, and dashboards from
multiple sources

•Convert reports to charts or charts to reports
or analyze multiple reports and charts
simultaneously, tiling them to view data from
multiple perspectives

•Generate reports in HTML, Adobe
Flash/Flex, Adobe PDF, Microsoft Excel or
PowerPoint, DB2 Web Query Active Reports
(for offline analysis), and other formats

• Familiar Microsoft Office-like ribbon interface

• Robust yet simple to use!

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IBM DB2 Web Query for i – InfoAssist

InfoAssist splash screen

Can create a single report
– Replace Report Assistant

Can create a single graph
– Replace Graph Assistant

Can create a document
– Replace Power Painter

Can start with a single report or single graph and escalate them into a document and add
additional elements
– Additional reports
– Additional graphs
– Text
– Images


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IBM DB2 Web Query for i – InfoAssist


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InfoMini

Feature enabled by InfoAssist

Create report “slicers”
– Filters selected by users at run time

Dynamic, user selected output format
– Selected by users at run time


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Ability to create Rich Internet Applications

New feature in HTML Composer

Benefits of a Rich Internet Application
(RIA)

• Rich – robust and intuitive

• Responsive – quickly updates

• Look and feel similar to desktop


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Active Technologies for Mobile Web Apps
Ease of Use
Single-tap UI paradigm
Full gesture & screen rotation support
Embedded data analysis and visualization
Full offline data interactivity

Ease of Development
Dynamic device detection
Build once, fit in any device

Industry Standard
Send data with 128-bit encryption
Web Apps technology
iPhone App-like UI
Available in HTML or Flash
Download iPad app: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mobile-faves/id406033421?mt=8

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DB2 Web Query Application Extension

Provides an easy URL based interface to reports/graphs
Based on SDK
http://lp12ut21.rchland.ibm.com:12321/wqsoa/reports/re
port?&zrdDomain=db2wbqry/db2wbqry.htm&zrdFolder=
%23revenuerepor&zrdReport=app/product_revenue_sta
Greatly simplifies report integration process te_report.fex&STATE=California

Integrate reporting and BI
functions into customized or existing
Line-of-Business applications

DB2 Web Query content
integration without low level
programming!

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DB2 Web Query Application Extension
Based on SDK - Greatly simplifies report integration process

te_report.fex&STATE=California

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http://lp12ut21.rchland.ibm.com:12321/wqsoa/reports/report?
DB2 Web Query Application Integration Extension
&zrdDomain=db2wbqry/db2wbqry.htm
&zrdFolder=%23revenuerepor
&zrdReport=app/product_revenue_state_report.fex
&STATE=California


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http://lp12ut21.rchland.ibm.com:12321/wqsoa/reports/report?
DB2 Web Query Application Integration Extension
&zrdDomain=db2wbqry/db2wbqry.htm
&zrdFolder=%23revenuerepor
&zrdReport=app/product_revenue_state_report.fex
&STATE=California

If no parm is passed in URL,
user is automatically prompted


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IBM DB2 Web Query Extension Offering

DB2 Web Query CL Reporting Extension

Provides an easy way to invoke DB2 Web Query reports through CL
Similar functionality for customers use to invoking Query/400 reports

CL interface to run reports
send via e-mail (as inline HTML or as an attachment)
FTP it to a desired target

v2.1 - Part of Web Query Standard Edition

v1.1.2 - Provided by IBM STG Lab Services
Pricing, ordering and SW Maintenance
handled by Lab Services
Contact IBM STG Lab Services


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IBM DB2 Web Query for i – Dedicated subsystem

Simplified work management -
easily allocate/adjust system
resources

Simplifies starting and stopping
of DB2 Web Query jobs

Simplifies measurement and
understanding of workloads
being generated by DB2 Web
Query jobs

One place to look for all DB2
Web Query jobs


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IBM DB2 Web Query for i – Dynamic User selected output format


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IBM DB2 Web Query for i – Dynamic user selected output format


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DB2 Web Query - New output formats
Active Flash

Active PDF **

Excel pivot tables **

** InfoAssist only


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DB2 Web Query – Improved date function performance
Date functions passed to the DB2 Engine for converting and handling dates
Optimized SQL and improved performance!

DATECVT – Convert legacy dates
Character formats
DATECVT(DC_YYMD_CHAR, 'A8YYMD', 'YYMD')
DATECVT(DC_MDYY_CHAR, 'A8MDYY', 'YYMD')
DATECVT(DC_DMYY_CHAR, 'A8DMYY', 'YYMD')

Packed and zoned decimal formats
DATECVT(DC_MDYY_DEC, 'P8MDYY', 'YYMD')
DATECVT(DC_MDYY_DEC, 'P8MDYY', 'YYMD')
DATECVT(DC_DMYY_DEC, 'P8DMYY', 'YYMD')

Integer formats
DATECVT(DC_MDYY_INT, 'I8MDYY', 'YYMD')
DATECVT(DC_MDYY_INT, 'I8MDYY', 'YYMD')
DATECVT(DC_DMYY_INT, 'I8DMYY', 'YYMD')

DPART and HPART – Extracts components from a date field
YEAR, QUARTER, MONTH, and DAY

DATEADD, HADD, and DATEDIFF – Date arithmetic

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Ex: DB2 Web Query – Improved date functions performance
Created a report that queried a 6 million row table
and converted 1 legacy date field to a “smart” date
What’s the
and displayed 3 other columns So what…
big deal
Wow!!
here?
Before improved date functions:
Elapsed time to run to completion and display report:
Just under 8 minutes

After improved date functions:
Elapsed time to run to completion and display report:
20 seconds!


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Direct SQL Function Calls

New Feature for Define/Compute and Filters
• supports SQL scalar functions in a request

To reference an SQL function in a request, prefix the function name with SQL.
Examples: I could really
SQL.COALESCE(MARITAL_STATUS, ’UNKNOWN’) use this.
SQL.MONTHNAME(ORDERDATE)
SQL.MY_UDF(CUSTOMER_NUM, REVENUE) User Defined Function (UDF)


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JD Edwards Integration

J.D. Edwards Application Adapter

• Create reports, graphs,
dashboards over JDE data

• Handles decimal and date
conversions, provides meaningful
column names, supports JDE UDCs
and security model

• Support for JDE World and
EnterpriseOne


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JD Edwards Integration…

Without JDE Adapter With JDE Adapter


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Creating Synonyms (Metadata Layer)

CRTWQSYN CL command

• Create metadata for multiple
objects programmatically

• Easy to use

• Start creating reports with less
setup time


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Misc Notes
Stay current with updates by applying the latest available Web Query group ptfs
– SF99637 (IBM i v7.1), SF99636 (IBM i v6.1), SF99635 (IBM i v5.4)

Web Query v1.1.2 remains available for order until mid June

Upgrades supported to both v1.1.2 and, when available, v2.1 (excludes v1.1.0)
– Must be current on DB2 Web Query SW Maintenance (SWMA)
– Order a “refresh” download from ESS Website

Want to try new version for 70 days?
– Download 70 day trial from ESS Website

Installation Instructions
– https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/wikis/home?lang=en#/wiki/W5
16d8b60d32c_4fc5_a811_5f3d840bf524/page/Installation


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Need help? Important Links “BTW, this forum
rocks and is
IBM developerWorks site for DB2 Web Query SUPER helpful”
www.ibm.com/developerworks/spaces/DB2WebQuery
- Forum user
– Registration Recommended
– KnowledgeBase
– Forum
– Links to Additional Information
– WIKI – Repository of technical
information

DB2 Web Query home page
www.ibm.com/systems/i/db2/webquery

Getting Started with DB2 Web Query
Redbook
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg247214.html
– Tutorial Driven
– Download Sample Database

InfoAssist tutorials from developerWorks Wiki (tutorials not yet in Redbook)
https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/wikis/home/wiki/W516d8b60d32c_4fc5_a811_5f3d840bf524?lang=en


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IBM Lab Services offerings for DB2 Web Query
The DB2 for i Center of Excellence team within IBM Lab Services consists of a group of highly trained,
senior level consultants with over 150 years of combined experience in helping AS/400, iSeries, System i
and now IBM i on Power Systems clients with database related services.
DB2 Web Query Getting Started Services:
– Three days of onsite assistance
– Audience specific training (targeted training modules)
Combination of presentation, demonstration and hands on labs covering DB2 Web Query,
performance considerations, and critical success factors
– Getting started with Meta Data Workshop

Query/400 Modernization Services
– Three days of onsite assistance
– Analyze current Query/400 environment using Lab Services developed discovery and analysis tools
– Develop roadmap to modernize reporting environment
– Build prototype of modernized environment with DB2 Web Query

Use Services Voucher to cover or supplement costs of services
– For more information, contact Doug Mack at mackd@us.ibm.com


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