Manage Objects

Objects in Data Source Explorer are displayed in a hierarchical fashion. You can expand and collapse the objects under a host, subsystem, or creator by clicking the node icon.

You can sort the objects of a creator or the objects within a subsystem, alphabetically from Data Source Explorer.

To sort the objects, click the icon and select either Ascending or Descending as required.

You can search for a DB2 object using the search bar from the Data Source Explorer. Type an object name in the Type an object name area of Data Source Explorer, the search results instantly appear as you type.

You can view the properties of an object in a Properties window. The properties of an object define various attributes of the object, for example, name, type and the location of an object.

• To view the properties of an object, right-click on an object from Data Source Explorer and click Properties.
  The properties of the selected object are displayed in the Properties window.

Sample Properties:

NAME: Specifies the object name.

CREATOR: Identifies the user who created the object.

1. Right click the object.
2. Select Remove.
The object is removed from the Data Source Explorer.