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Intro to and What’s New with DB2 Web Query Doug Mack [email protected]

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© 2017 IBM Corporation

DB2 Web Query for i – Intuitive, Insightful, Extensible Fast, easy access to business information assets for query, reporting and analysis

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Authoring Tool “Intuitive”

Reports & Graphs “Flexible delivery”

Dashboards “Insightful”

OLAP “Extensible”

Providing Analytics and Query/400 Modernization for the IBM i Client

Low Cost Solution Offering Value Upgrade from Query/400

Leveraging Best Practice Meta Data Layer Approach

Leveraging DB2 for i Advanced Query Optimization Technology

mailto:[email protected]

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DB2 Web Query History

• DB2 Web Query was designed to:

– Modernize RPG and Query/400 Reporting and align with DB Modernization Strategies

– Leverage the IBM i and DB2 for i OS and DBMS

• Based on SQL

• Use of SQE Engine

– Provide a robust Business Intelligence Solution

– Limited use version at no charge

Circa 2007

Import Query/400

GUI Authoring Tools

Output to Excel, PDF, HTML, “active” reports

Leverages SQE

Meta Data Layer

Developer Workbench for advanced dashboarding

2007-09

Run Time Licensing

Automated job scheduling and distribution

Excel Plug In

SQLServer as data source

Redbook

SDK for application integration

2010-11

New GUI Authoring tool

JDEdwards Adapter

Query/400 conversion tools

Improved Dasbhoarding

Change Management

Run Time Environments

2012-13

Version 2.1.0

Simplified Packaging with Express and Standard

Core based pricing

Mobile Device Support

New Security Center

New BI Portal Interface

Personal Dashboards

DB2 Family as data sources

2014 - 2015

Geographical Mapping

Wizard Analytics

DataMigrator ETL tool for building data warehouses

Advanced HTML5 Charts/graphs

DB2 Web Query Solution Edition

Updated Redbook

Updated Education (OD04 1 day class, OD05 3 day advanced workchop)

How to get started videos

2016 -

Version 2.2

Auto Size Dashboards

Enhanced DataSource Support for MySQL, Postgres or Generic JDBC

Developer Workbench Usability Features

Browser or mobile device specific development options


IBM DB2 Web Query for i User Interface

• The jumping off point for working with DB2 Web

Query

– BI Portal – the End User Standard Interface

o Run Reports

o Edit Reports

o Schedule Report

o Work with folders

o Work with Change Management

o Sync reports via Mobile Favorites Folder

o Set up Security

o Build a personal Dashboard

– InfoAssist – Report Authoring Tool invoked with

right-click and NEW at the folder level or with right-

click EDIT at report level

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• Web based Report Authoring component (built into Express or Standard)

• Invoked from BI Portal (web) or Developer Workbench (Windows)

• Intuitive office-like interface

– Tool bars (Ribbon) change based on selected tab

• WYSIWYG layout area

• Build reports, charts, graphs, maps, dashboards

• Output types

– Excel including pivot tables

– “Active” technologies (good for mobile devices)

– PDF, File, Print, Database

– Auto drill down (OLAP) report

– HTML, HTML5, Flash

– Powerpoint

– User can select at Run Time

Build/Edit Reports and Dashboards with InfoAssist


Using InfoAssist to Build a Report – Select Your Synonym (Meta data)

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IBM DB2 Web Query for i – InfoAssist


IBM DB2 Web Query for i – InfoAssist Format Tab

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IBM DB2 Web Query for i – InfoAssist Data Tab


IBM DB2 Web Query for i – InfoAssist Slicers, Layout and View Tabs

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IBM DB2 Web Query for i – InfoAssist Field Tab


IBM DB2 Web Query for i – InfoAssist Choosing Fields for Report

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• Sort, Rank, Make it a top xx report

• Add headers, footers

• Add breakpoints, sub totals, grand totals

• Add column or row totals

• Change output types

• Change style sheet

• Add prompts/parameters

• Add traffic lights, Data Bars

• Change to one of the over 100 charts and graphs

• Add table of contents or pages on demand

• Add features like accordion collapse and expand sections

• Stack Measures

• Create link to a drill down report or URL 14


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Now that you have a report let’s turn it into an “Auto Drill Down”

A single drill down (it’s really “drill ANYWHERE”) report is a starting point

for interactive, real time multi-dimensional data analysis

– Drill down

– Add or remove fields/columns by dragging and dropping

– Pivot rows and columns

– Navigate across any dimension

– Create charts from navigation point

– Save report based on navigation point

– Watch video at ibm.biz/db2webqueryi

– (take “View DB2 Web Query End User Demos” link)

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Dump the Data Into an Excel Pivot Table

• Sales Report defined with Excel Pivot Table Output


Create/Edit/Run Reports Directly from within Excel

• Using the Excel add-in

• Create ad-hoc form to simplify parameter selection for end users

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Deploy to Mobile Device

Build reports once, deploy to any device

Dynamic detection of the device

Converts to “mobile”

Renders appropriate content

for the device

No charge android and apple apps “Mobile Faves” for

managing reports and connections

Synchronize reports w/ Mobile Faves folder in BI Portal

Receive reports in email and work offline

Use the client’s browser to connect to your system and

access via the BI Portal

See video at: ibm.biz/db2webqueryi

Take “DB2 Web Query End User Demos” link


Place Your Report onto a Dashboard Build KPI (Key Performance Indicator) view of the business for executives

– Layout multiple KPIs onto single view – Some, but often minimal interaction

• Example: allow end user to select geography of interest and all charts automatically reflect selection

Multiple deployment models

– “Active” dashboards

– Can work with data offline – Good fit for mobile device support

– Advanced dashboards with more sophisticated features

– Many additional controls such as a date picker – Highly customizable

– Use Excel features for views, and DB2 Web Query add-in for pulling data

from DB2

See video at: ibm.biz/db2webqueryi

Take “DB2 Web Query End User Demos” link

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Schedule the Report to Run in the Background Two options:

‒ DB2 Web Query Specific Job Scheduler

GUI Interface

Standard or customized schedules

Can exclude dates (e.g., holidays)

Email, FTP, or save to repository

Burst the report based on key field

Logging and notification functions

‒ CL Command to add to your IBM i job scheduler

Run job as part of a job stream

After end of day processing run reports and distribute

Can pass parameters from CL program

Email, FTP, Save to IFS or network driver

Include report as email attachment or link to file in in IFS or

network drive


So…What’s New?

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DB2 Web Query for i Version 2 Packaging

New Version 2 (Latest version is 2.2)

– New Product IDs (5733-WQe/WQs)

– New Core based pricing

– Only V2.2 available for 7.3, but also supports 7.1 and 7.2

Simpler Packaging Options

– Express Edition

Entry level edition

Report development

Great for small, getting started environments

– Standard Edition

Adds report distribution, integration APIs

Adds Microsoft SQLServer Access

Virtually unlimited runtime users support

Optionally add JDEdwards Adapter

Add User Licenses to either Edition


Why Standard Edition

• You probably own the license rights to Express Edition

– Contains all the reporting authoring capabilities and output options (including Excel plug in)

• Why might you want to consider Standard Edition:

– If the number of run time users will exceed 25:

o It is just more cost effective to get Standard (with Express, EVERY user requires a unique

DB2 Web Query user license)

– You need access to other non DB2 databases

o Such as Microsoft SQLServer, MySQL, Oracle, etc.

– You want the automated report execution and distribution (job scheduling) functions

– You want to embed reports into your own applications

– You need the JD Edwards Adapter

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BI Portal Personal page: Dashboard with Drill downs and maps

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The Easy Button: Wizard Analytics

• Included in Express or Standard

• Automates the building of meta data and xx number of standard

reports

– xx will vary based on how many measurements and

dimensions you have

• Two wizards

– Meta Data Wizard for DB2 tables/files

– Upload Wizard for importing Excel spreadsheets

• The wizards make assumptions about meta data based on looking

at the data, but gives you a chance to alter that before creating

• Video demonstrations at ibm.co/db2wqwiki

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Geographical Maps

*Pre-enabled territories are the only ones that are officially certified and QA’d


Choose Geographical Role of Location (ex: state)

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Others

• Run Time Enablement

– Manage library lists dynamically at run time

• Migration Tools

– Simplified upgrades or moves from one system to another

• Enhanced scheduling functions

– Send email with link to report placed in IFS

– Use DB2 table to source email distribution list

• New Security Center GUI to manage users and their authorities


DB2 Web Query DataMigrator

New Product ID 5733-WQM

‒ Requires either DB2 Web Query Express or Standard Edition

‒ Standard Edition required for MS SQLServer as a data source

‒ DB2 Web Query Developer Workbench required to set up data and

process flows

ETL for IBM i

‒ Like DB2 Web Query, all server code and ETL objects are stored in

IBM i

‒ Data sources support is based on DB2 Web Query adapters

INTEGRATED with DB2 Web Query

‒ Use meta data created with DB2 Web Query or vice versa

‒ Same look and feel

‒ Shared services

Refer to Session 27AC

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DB2 Web Query Installation and Setup (in less than 2 hours)

With the NEW EZ-Install Package

Hear More About this at Session 41AA – 8 AM Tomorrow


What is the EZ-Install Package

• Now Available

– A single downloadable image that you can request that includes:

o DB2 Web Query Version 2.2

– Express and Standard Edition

– Data Migrator and Developer Workbench

o Sample IBM i System Administration Reports

o DB2 Web Query Auditing/Monitoring Reports

o Query/400 Discovery Tool

o All of the Tutorial Reports already completed

– (but this would be cheating if you didn’t do the tutorials yourself)

– Installation Process Walks You through the Installation

– Add a user you designate as a DB2 Web Query Administrator (don’t use QSECOFR please)

– Restore of DB2 Web Query Sample Database and Meta data (needed for self guided tutorials)

– Restore of Audit and Sample IBM i System Admin reports

– Discovery Tool and completed tutorial reports are included but enabled optionally

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• Built over IBM i Services • SQL interfaces into system information • Services delivered at various levels of OS and TRs

Top xx Jobs by:

• CPU time

• I/O count

• Temp. Storage

Sample Reports for the Systems Administrator

Cross

System/LPAR

Auto Refreshing

Utilization

Dashboard


DB2 Web Query Auditing Reports

• Pre-built reports that answer these kinds of questions

about DB2 Web Query Reporting Environment

– Who is running the most reports?

– Which reports are being run the most?

– Which reports are taking the longest time to run?

– How many reports are in each folder?

– When was a report last used?

– When was a report last modified?

• Initial summary dashboard with additional detailed

reports behind it

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Query/400 Discovery Tool

• Lab Services built Discovery tool generates

information from your Query/400 definitions

– Which files are accessed the most in Query/400

definitions?

– Which fields are used the most in selection

criteria or result sets?

– Which queries are “chained”?

– Which queries were last used over a year ago?

• With this information in hand, you can:

– Determine which queries are obsolete or

redundant

– Build a strategy to MODERNIZE into DB2 Web

Query


Sample Database and Tutorials

• IBM Provides 14 Chapters of Tutorials in the current Version

2.1 level Redbook available from ibm.co/db2wqwiki

– All about how to build reports

– New 2.2 Tutorials Available in Draft Mode

– Based on a sample database that ships with the product

o Includes “Century Electronics” Data

o Various other stored procedures and SQL Views

– A GREAT way to learn how to build reports

– EZ Install includes the complete set of FINISHED Tutorial

reports you can use as samples

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• Questions?


How Do I Get the Easy Install Package?

• Send an email to [email protected] requesting the EZ-Install Package

– Be sure to include:

o Name

o Company Name

o Serial number of system where you plan to install this

• You’ll receive an email with installation instructions and a link to a box.com site to

download the package

– And optionally, you can also download and install the Developer Workbench component

• NOTE: If you already have Version 2.2 installed, you can just request to

[email protected] the System Administration Samples package



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For Assistance: DB2 for i Lab Services Offerings

• DB2 Web Query Getting Started Service

– 3 Day skills transfer and workshops to build prototype

– Goes beyond tutorials with Best Practices and hand-holding

– Best way to ensure successful implementation

– Should include with EVERY DB2 Web Query proposal (proposal insert available)

• Query/400 Modernization

– Discovery, Analysis, and Conversion

– Addresses the question of how a customer can move from 100’s or 1000’s of Query/400 definitions to modernized environment that leverages DB2 query

optimization!

– Out with the (very) OLD, in with the NEW – improve performance, productivity, perception of IBM i, and move into “analytics”

• DB2 Web Query V1 to V2 Migration Service

– Remote assistance to help customers move to Version 2

– While there exists migration tooling, migrations can become more complex depending on the customer’s DB2 Web Query Environmen t - inexpensive service

to hand hold the migration

• DB2 and SQL Performance Assessments

– Really critical assessment that should be conducted regularly by the customer

o But lack of DBAs in our i community means no one is paying attention to the database

– Assessment collects database (and system) performance data

– Recommendations made in report

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To Learn More • DB2 Web Query for i Website

– Ibm.biz/db2webqueryi

• DB2 Web Query for i Wiki

– Ibm.co/db2wqwiki

• DB2 Web Query Getting Started Enablement:

– https://ibm.biz/db2wqconsulting

• Demonstrations:

– Wizard Analytics: https://ibm.biz/DB2WQWizards

– End User Demos: https://ibm.biz/db2wqreportingdemos

• Follow DB2 Web Query guy Doug Mack on twitter at

@mckdrmoly or check out his blog at

http://db2webqueryi.blogspot.com/ for all the latest

https://ibm.biz/DB2WQWizards

https://ibm.biz/DB2WQWizards

https://ibm.biz/db2wqreportingdemos

http://db2webqueryi.blogspot.com/


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Upcoming Webinar - IBM DB2 Web Query: BI on a Budget

• If interested in sharing an introduction to DB2 Web Query with your colleagues, there

is an upcoming Webinar sponsored by IBM Systems Magazine

• May 23rd , Noon Central time

• Register at: https://event.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1144574&sti=ibm


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• Click on the session that you attended

• Click on the Feedback Survey button located above the abstract

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used in speaker awards. Thank you for your participation.

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