Object-Relational Extensions
With the object extensions of DB2, you can incorporate object-oriented concepts and methodologies into your relational database by extending DB2 with richer sets of data types and functions. With those extensions, you can store instances of object-oriented data types in columns of tables and operate on them using functions in SQL statements. In addition, you can control the types of operations that users can perform on those data types.
The object extensions that DB2 provides are:
Large objects (LOBs)
Distinct types
User-defined functions
Schemas
Schemas are qualifiers used for the object-relational extensions as well as stored procedures. They are used to qualify:
User-defined distinct types
User-defined functions
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