DB2 Web Query whats new
- 1. IBM Power Systems DB2 Web Query for i – What’s new Tim Rowe [email protected] 1 © 2012 IBM Corporation IBM Power Systems Requirements If you have items your business requires, Submit a requirement! Help IBM understand how we can help you. 2 © 2012 IBM Corporation
- 2. IBM Power Systems 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) 3 © 2012 IBM Corporation IBM Power Systems 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 4 © 2012 IBM Corporation
- 3. IBM Power Systems 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” © 2012 IBM Corporation IBM Power Systems 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 6 © 2012 IBM Corporation
- 4. IBM Power Systems 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? © 2012 IBM Corporation IBM Power Systems For credit rating >7 is “Good”, Meta Data Example: Data Transformation 4-6 is “Average”, <4 is “Bad” © 2012 IBM Corporation
- 5. IBM Power Systems 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” 9 © 2012 IBM Corporation 9 IBM Power Systems 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 10 © 2012 IBM Corporation
- 6. IBM Power Systems 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 11 © 2012 IBM Corporation 11 IBM Power Systems 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 12 © 2012 IBM Corporation 12
- 7. IBM Power Systems 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 13 © 2012 IBM Corporation IBM Power Systems 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 14 © 2012 IBM Corporation
- 8. IBM Power Systems 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 15 © 2012 IBM Corporation IBM Power Systems 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 16 © 2012 IBM Corporation
- 9. IBM Power Systems 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 www.ibm.com/systems/i/db2/webquery * Available in Web Query Standard Edition 17 © 2012 IBM Corporation IBM Power Systems 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) 18 © 2012 IBM Corporation
- 10. IBM Power Systems 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! 19 © 2012 IBM Corporation IBM Power Systems 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 20 © 2012 IBM Corporation
- 11. IBM Power Systems IBM DB2 Web Query for i – InfoAssist 21 © 2012 IBM Corporation IBM Power Systems 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 22 © 2012 IBM Corporation
- 12. IBM Power Systems 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 23 © 2012 IBM Corporation IBM Power Systems 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 24 © 2012 IBM Corporation
- 13. IBM Power Systems 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! 25 25 © 2012 IBM Corporation IBM Power Systems DB2 Web Query Application Extension Based on SDK - Greatly simplifies report integration process http://lp12ut21.rchland.ibm.com:12321/wqsoa/reports/re port?&zrdDomain=db2wbqry/db2wbqry.htm&zrdFolder= %23revenuerepor&zrdReport=app/product_revenue_sta te_report.fex&STATE=California 26 26 © 2012 IBM Corporation
- 14. IBM Power Systems http://lp12ut21.rchland.ibm.com:12321/wqsoa/reports/report? DB2 Web Query Application Integration Extension &zrdDomain=db2wbqry/db2wbqry.htm Based on SDK - Greatly simplifies report integration process &zrdFolder=%23revenuerepor &zrdReport=app/product_revenue_state_report.fex &STATE=California http://lp12ut21.rchland.ibm.com:12321/wqsoa/reports/re port?&zrdDomain=db2wbqry/db2wbqry.htm&zrdFolder= %23revenuerepor&zrdReport=app/product_revenue_sta te_report.fex&STATE=California 27 27 © 2012 IBM Corporation IBM Power Systems http://lp12ut21.rchland.ibm.com:12321/wqsoa/reports/report? DB2 Web Query Application Integration Extension &zrdDomain=db2wbqry/db2wbqry.htm Based on SDK - Greatly simplifies report integration process &zrdFolder=%23revenuerepor &zrdReport=app/product_revenue_state_report.fex &STATE=California If no parm is passed in URL, user is automatically prompted http://lp12ut21.rchland.ibm.com:12321/wqsoa/reports/re port?&zrdDomain=db2wbqry/db2wbqry.htm&zrdFolder= %23revenuerepor&zrdReport=app/product_revenue_sta te_report.fex&STATE=California 28 28 © 2012 IBM Corporation
- 15. IBM Power Systems 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 29 © 2012 IBM Corporation IBM Power Systems DB2 Web Query CL Reporting Extension 30 © 2012 IBM Corporation
- 16. IBM Power Systems DB2 Web Query CL Reporting Extension 31 © 2012 IBM Corporation IBM Power Systems DB2 Web Query CL Reporting Extension 32 © 2012 IBM Corporation
- 17. IBM Power Systems 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 33 © 2012 IBM Corporation IBM Power Systems IBM DB2 Web Query for i – Dynamic User selected output format 34 © 2012 IBM Corporation
- 18. IBM Power Systems IBM DB2 Web Query for i – Dynamic user selected output format 35 © 2012 IBM Corporation IBM Power Systems DB2 Web Query - New output formats Active Flash Active PDF ** Excel pivot tables ** ** InfoAssist only 36 © 2012 IBM Corporation
- 19. IBM Power Systems 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 37 © 2012 IBM Corporation IBM Power Systems 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! 38 © 2012 IBM Corporation
- 20. IBM Power Systems 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) 39 © 2012 IBM Corporation IBM Power Systems 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 40 © 2012 IBM Corporation
- 21. IBM Power Systems JD Edwards Integration… Without JDE Adapter With JDE Adapter 41 © 2012 IBM Corporation IBM Power Systems Creating Synonyms (Metadata Layer) CRTWQSYN CL command • Create metadata for multiple objects programmatically • Easy to use • Start creating reports with less setup time 42 © 2012 IBM Corporation
- 22. IBM Power Systems 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 43 © 2012 IBM Corporation IBM Power Systems 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 44 © 2012 IBM Corporation
- 23. IBM Power Systems 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 [email protected] 45 © 2012 IBM Corporation IBM Power Systems 46 © 2012 IBM Corporation
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