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DB2 Development Center

The DB2 Development Center is a graphical tool for developers and database administrators to use in creating and building UDFs and stored procedures. A comprehensive discussion of how to use the Development Center can be found in Appendix A, Development Center. In this chapter, we will use

the Development Center to introduce the concept of database application objects.

Getting Started

Launch the Development Center from the Control Center's Tools menu. By default, the Development Center launchpad is loaded to guide you through creating your first object. Rather than use the launchpad (demonstrated in Appendix A, Development Center) to create an application object, here we'll show you another way to

• Create a project
• Add a connection to the project

Both steps are required before objects can be created.

Step 1: Create a project

In the Development Center, create a new project by selecting New Project from the Project menu. Specify the name and location of the project as demonstrated in Figure 8.1. A new Project folder will appear in the Development Center object tree.