Describing Db2 packages

To describe Db2 packages

1. Select the DB2 Navigator perspective.
2. Open or create an object view for packages.

3. Select up to five objects from the packages list and click Describe .

   Alternatively, you can right-click the selected objects and select Describe.

   The Describe summary view is displayed in the Performance perspective.

   

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   #	Description	Details
   1	View report	Displays the Describe output in a Report dialog box To save the output to disk, in the Report dialog, click Save output text .
   2	Statement details	Displays the following information for each statement: Package name Statement number Statement text Cost Explain (YES) details Explain (ONLY) details
   3	Sort options	Select how to sort the statements from the following options: Default sort Sort by Cost Sort by Severity
   4	Performance perspective options	Displays the Performance perspective options. For more information, see Setting-SQL-tuning-options.
   5	Message severity indicator	Indicates the highest severity of the message rules associated with the statement (if a message rule exists) Icon Description Severe Warning Information
   6	Details	Displays the statement in the Describe details view
   7	Describe status	Displays the status of statement processing for the packages that you selected

4. Select one of the following sort options:
   • Default order
   • Sort by Cost
   • Sort by Severity
5. (Optional) To view the messages for the statement, click the message severity icon. 

6. Click Details on the statement that you want to inspect.
   The Describe details pane is displayed that includes the complete statement, cost, and explain data.
   
   Legend

   #	Description	Details
   1	Back	Displays the Describe summary view
   2	Statement details	Displays the following information: Package name Statement number Statement text Cost Explain (YES) details Explain (ONLY) details
   3	Performance perspective options	Displays the Performance perspective options. For more information, see Setting-SQL-tuning-options.
   4	Message severity indicator	Indicates the highest severity of the message rules associated with the statement (if a message rule exists) Icon Description Severe Warning Information
   5	Explain	Opens an SQL Tuning Session for the statement. For more information, see Performance-perspective.
   6	Describe status	Displays the status of statement processing for the packages that you selected.

7. (Optional) To open an SQL Tuning Session, click Explain.
   For more information, see Performance-perspective.