March 2012
Intermediate to advanced
442 pages
9h 31m
English
DB2 9.7 introduced a new type of temporary table: Created Global Temporary Table, also known as CGTT. The purpose of using a created global temporary table is the same as a declared global temporary table, which is to store the intermediate results within an application. There are some key differences between the two. The biggest difference between a CGTT and a DGTT is the existence in system catalogs. The definition of the created global temporary tables are stored in system catalogs, while it's not done for a DGTT. The content of a CGTT is still private to a session. Because the definitions of a CGTT is present in system catalogs, it persists. The advantage of its persistence is that it is usable ...
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