Re: 7.2 New features confusion

[Charles Wilt <charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx>]

I think the features were added to 7.2 base...but PTF'd back to 7.1.

So they count as "new" in 7.2.

Charles

On Thu, Jul 30, 2015 at 1:34 PM, Matt Olson <Matt.Olson@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> The following link details the new features:
> http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_ibm_i_72/db2/rbafzwhatsnew.htm?lang=en
>
> The third new feature listed is: An RDB alias can be specified directly in
> an SQL statement using a three-part name
>
> However I am confused. That doesn't appear to be a new feature.
>
> We are on 7.1 and after doing STRSQL, and doing a select * from
> RDBEntry.Libraryname.FileName it works just fine using a three-part name.
>
> Also they list this: Allow period separator for qualification of objects
> in system naming. What does this new feature mean exactly?
>
> Can anyone shed some light here on these two questions?
>
>
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