ClearPath MCP 20.0
May 2021
8222 3819-004
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Table of Contents
- Overview
- Installing Query Processor
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- Hardware and Software Requirements
- Installing the Query Processor Software in the MCP Environment
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- Manually Assigning the Query Processor Library Function Names to the Server Library Code File Titles
- Creating the Server Configuration File (MCPSQL/CONFIG)
- Changing the Name and Location of the Query Processor Configuration File
- Creating the Server Configuration File (MCPSQL/SERVER/CONFIG)
- Setting the Query Processor Server Timeout Interval
- Configuring the TCP/IP Distributed Systems Services (DSS)
- Optional Installation Tasks
- Installing the Query Processor Utilities in the Windows Environment
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- Installing the Query Processor Utilities in the Linux Environment
- Updating a Relational Database Server for ClearPath MCP Query Processor Database
- Updating an Enterprise Database Server Database
- Updating an SQL Database
- Migrating from an SQL Query Processor for ClearPath MCP Database to a Relational Database Server for ClearPath MCP Query Processor Database
- Migrating an Enterprise Database Server Database
- Migrating an SQL Database
- Removing the Query Processor Software
- Reinstalling the Query Processor Software
- Troubleshooting
- Updating Enterprise Database Server Databases with SQL Queries
- Updating Enterprise Database Server Data Sets with SQL Queries
- Using Query Design Center
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- Starting Query Design Center
- Using the Menu Bar
- Setting the Look and Feel of the Interface
- Determining Connection Status
- Opening Tables
- Viewing Table Results
- Viewing Column Results
- Preparing and Executing a Query
- Saving and Restoring Permissions
- Saving a Query
- Saving Query Results
- Opening a Query
- Enabling Manual Commit Mode
- Setting Transaction Isolation Levels
- Creating a Savepoint
- Rolling Back to a Savepoint
- Setting the Row Limit
- Generating a QGraph
- Generating a QDump
- Command Line Interface
- Using Relational Design Center
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- Starting Relational Design Center
- Understanding the Relational Design Center Interface
- Using the Menu Bar
- Understanding Relational Mappings for SQL
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- Default SQL Names
- Global Data Defaults
- Disjoint Data Set Defaults
- Embedded Data Set and Occurring Item Defaults
- Initial Values
- Set and Access Defaults as Indexes
- Set and Subset Defaults as Views
- Data Item Defaults
- Link Defaults
- Group Defaults
- Physical Option Defaults
- Restart Data Set Defaults
- SQL Referential Integrity Constraints
- Internal Large Objects (LOBs)
- SQL TIME
- SQL DATE
- Date Construct
- Security
- View Construct
- Working with Servers
- Working with Databases
- Working with Database Schemas
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- Modifying Data Sets
- Modifying Occurring Items
- Modifying Variable-Format Items
- Modifying Indexes (Sets and Subsets)
- Modifying Data Items (Columns and Primary Keys)
- Creating SQL Dates
- Modifying SQL Dates
- Creating Integrity Constraints
- Modifying Integrity Constraints
- Creating SQL Views
- Modifying SQL Views
- Query Processor Server Administration
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- Configuring Query Processor Server Resources
- Preparing a Database to Be a Resource
- Controlling the Query Processor Server
- Automating Query Processor Server Initialization
- Obtaining Query Processor Server Status
- Viewing Server Log Information in the MCP Environment
- Viewing Trace Information on the Server
- Retrieving Dump Files
- Obtaining Log and Trace Information using MCPSQL Diagnostic Software
- Query Processor Configuration Control Facility
- Using the Schema Administrator
- Using the DMQUERY Utility
- Using the Loader Utility
- Using Stored Procedures
- Permissions—Assigning Access Rights to Database Structures
- Configuring Kerberos Authentication for Java in the Windows Environment
- Configuring Secure Communications
- Troubleshooting
- Query Processor Performance Guidelines

