Level: Intermediate Pat Moffatt (pmoffatt@ca.ibm.com), Information Management Program Manager, IBM Academic Initiative, IBM
Jessica Cao , Training Tools Developer, IBM
21 Sep 2006 If you're a beginner with IBM® DB2® and SQL, you may wonder how the technical skills you're learning are used in the "real world." Here is a chance for you to put your DB2 SQL skills into play in this interactive game! Jump into a "run your own business" scenario, where your company's future depends on a key report needed to secure funds for a critical upgrade. Use your relational database skills to build this report.
Objectives
Put your DB2 SQL skills into play using a "real world" business scenario.
Prerequisites
You must install DB2 V9.1. You can download DB2 9 at no charge. Installation instructions are included on the first page of the tutorial. In addition, you must install the DB2 business game database that comes as a download with the tutorial. Detailed instructions for this process are included.
System requirements
To play this game, you should have IBM DB2 9 installed and the DB2Game database loaded. If you have worked through the "SQL and XQuery tutorial for IBM DB2" tutorial series, you should already have DB2 9 installed on your computer.
Formats html, pdf
Tutorial overview
This game was developed to help you use the skills built with the
"SQL and XQuery tutorial for IBM DB2" tutorial series.
The questions, topics, and prerequisites for each stage of the game are listed in this tutorial to serve as a reference. If you have difficulties with a particular stage in the game, you may find it helpful to review the related chapters in the tutorial series.
You can try and play the game without completing the tutorial series. If you find it difficult, this can help you determine where you may need to build up your database query skills.
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