by Dawn May | Apr 24, 2013 | SQL, Db2 for i, Web
In part one of this two-part blog entry, the idea was introduced that Db2 for i could be integrated with a Web service, using the user-defined functions in the SYSTOOLS schema and the built-in SQL/XML support. Part one includes a number of links to information about the user-defined functions, and also to information on the built-in SQL/XML support. One important resource was a link to a whitepaper that provides the complete details for these functions.
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by Dawn May | Apr 3, 2013 | Db2 for i, Web
The existence of Web services creates the potential to unite the data from remote sources with the data that is stored locally in a relational database. For customers who have not yet upgraded to the latest technology updates of Db2 for i in 7.1, integrating a Web service with Db2 for i might be complicated. A combination of non-SQL and SQL code is usually needed to send the HTTP request, and also to construct, interpret and process the messages that are exchanged between the client and server. These infrastructure-related details are not what most developers want to spend their time on; the more desirable option is to focus on using the Web service as a tool to understand and process the business data.
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