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 <li><a href="#introduction">2. Introduction</a>
 <ul class="sectlevel2">
-<li><a href="#_what_is_a_lob">2.1. What is a LOB</a></li>
-<li><a href="#_lob_data_types">2.2. LOB Data Types</a></li>
-<li><a href="#_lob_storage">2.3. LOB Storage</a></li>
-<li><a href="#_lob_handle">2.4. LOB Handle</a>
+<li><a href="#sql_language">2.1. SQL Language</a></li>
+<li><a href="#using_trafodion_sql_to_access_hbase_tables">2.2. Using Trafodion 
SQL to Access HBase Tables</a>
 <ul class="sectlevel3">
-<li><a href="#_external_structure">2.4.1. External Structure</a></li>
+<li><a href="#ways_to_access_hbase_tables">2.2.1. Ways to Access HBase 
Tables</a></li>
+<li><a href="#trafodion_sql_tables_versus_native_hbase_tables">2.2.2. 
Trafodion SQL Tables Versus Native HBase Tables</a></li>
+<li><a href="#supported_sql_statements_with_hbase_tables">2.2.3. Supported SQL 
Statements With HBase Tables</a></li>
 </ul>
 </li>
-<li><a href="#_lob_restrictions">2.5. LOB Restrictions</a></li>
-<li><a href="#_lob_related_sql_statements_and_functions">2.6. LOB Related SQL 
Statements and Functions</a>
+<li><a href="#using_trafodion_sql_to_access_hive_tables">2.3. Using Trafodion 
SQL to Access Hive Tables</a>
 <ul class="sectlevel3">
-<li><a href="#_supported_sql_statements">2.6.1. Supported SQL 
Statements</a></li>
-<li><a href="#_unsupported_sql_statements">2.6.2. Unsupported SQL 
Statements</a></li>
-<li><a href="#_supported_lob_conversion_sql_functions">2.6.3. Supported LOB 
Conversion SQL Functions</a></li>
+<li><a href="#ansi_names_for_hive_tables">2.3.1. ANSI Names for Hive 
Tables</a></li>
+<li><a href="#type_mapping_from_hive_to_trafodion_sql">2.3.2. Type Mapping 
From Hive to Trafodion SQL</a></li>
+<li><a href="#supported_sql_statements_with_hive_tables">2.3.3. Supported SQL 
Statements With Hive Tables</a></li>
 </ul>
 </li>
+<li><a href="#data_consistency_and_access_options">2.4. Data Consistency and 
Access Options</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#read_committed">2.4.1. READ COMMITTED</a></li>
+</ul>
+</li>
+<li><a href="#transaction_management">2.5. Transaction Management</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#user_defined_and_system_defined_transactions">2.5.1. 
User-Defined and System-Defined Transactions</a></li>
+<li><a href="#rules_for_dml_statements">2.5.2. Rules for DML 
Statements</a></li>
+<li><a href="#effect_of_autocommit_option">2.5.3. Effect of AUTOCOMMIT 
Option</a></li>
+<li><a href="#concurrency">2.5.4. Concurrency</a></li>
+<li><a href="#transaction_isolation_levels">2.5.5. Transaction Isolation 
Levels</a></li>
+</ul>
+</li>
+<li><a href="#ansi_compliance_and_trafodion_sql_extensions">2.6. ANSI 
Compliance and Trafodion SQL Extensions</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#ansi_compliant_statements">2.6.1. ANSI-Compliant 
Statements</a></li>
+<li><a href="#statements_that_are_trafodion_sql_extensions">2.6.2. Statements 
That Are Trafodion SQL Extensions</a></li>
+<li><a href="#ansi_compliant_functions">2.6.3. ANSI-Compliant 
Functions</a></li>
+</ul>
+</li>
+<li><a href="#_trafodion_sql_error_messages">2.7. Trafodion SQL Error 
Messages</a></li>
 </ul>
 </li>
-<li><a href="#_working_with_lobs">3. Working with LOBs</a>
+<li><a href="#sql_statements">3. SQL Statements</a>
 <ul class="sectlevel2">
-<li><a href="#_creating_a_sql_table_with_lob_columns">3.1. Creating a SQL 
Table with LOB Columns</a></li>
-<li><a href="#syntax">3.2. Syntax</a>
+<li><a href="#sql_statements_categories">3.1. Categories</a>
 <ul class="sectlevel3">
-<li><a href="#semantics">3.2.1. Semantics</a></li>
-<li><a href="#examples">3.2.2. Examples</a></li>
-<li><a href="#_hdfs_location_of_lob_data">3.2.3. HDFS Location of LOB 
Data</a></li>
+<li><a href="#data_definition_language_statements">3.1.1. Data Definition 
Language (DDL) Statements</a></li>
+<li><a href="#data_manipulation_language_statements">3.1.2. Data Manipulation 
Language (DML) Statements</a></li>
+<li><a href="#transaction_control_statements">3.1.3. Transaction Control 
Statements</a></li>
+<li><a href="#data_control_and_security_statements">3.1.4. Data Control and 
Security Statements</a></li>
+<li><a href="#stored_procedure_and_user_defined_function_statements">3.1.5. 
Stored Procedure and User-Defined Function Statements</a></li>
+<li><a href="#prepared_statements">3.1.6. Prepared Statements</a></li>
+<li><a href="#control_statements">3.1.7. Control Statements</a></li>
+<li><a href="#object_naming_statements">3.1.8. Object Naming 
Statements</a></li>
+<li><a href="#show_get_and_explain_statements">3.1.9. SHOW, GET, and EXPLAIN 
Statements</a></li>
 </ul>
 </li>
-<li><a href="#_inserting_into_a_sql_table_containing_lob_columns">3.3. 
Inserting into a SQL Table Containing LOB Columns</a>
+<li><a href="#alter_sequence_statement">3.2. ALTER SEQUENCE Statement</a>
 <ul class="sectlevel3">
-<li><a href="#syntax">3.3.1. Syntax</a></li>
-<li><a href="#semantics">3.3.2. Semantics</a></li>
-<li><a href="#considerations">3.3.3. Considerations</a></li>
-<li><a href="#examples">3.3.4. Examples</a></li>
+<li><a href="#alter_sequence_syntax">3.2.1. Syntax Description of ALTER 
SEQUENCE</a></li>
+<li><a href="#alter_sequence_considerations">3.2.2. Considerations for ALTER 
SEQUENCE</a></li>
+<li><a href="#alter_sequence_examples">3.2.3. Examples of ALTER 
SEQUENCE</a></li>
 </ul>
 </li>
-<li><a 
href="#_inserting_into_a_sql_table_containing_lob_columns_using_select_clause">3.4.
 Inserting into a SQL Table Containing LOB Columns Using Select Clause</a>
+<li><a href="#alter_table_statement">3.3. ALTER TABLE Statement</a>
 <ul class="sectlevel3">
-<li><a href="#syntax">3.4.1. Syntax</a></li>
-<li><a href="#semantics">3.4.2. semantics</a></li>
-<li><a href="#considerations">3.4.3. Considerations</a></li>
-<li><a href="#examples">3.4.4. Examples</a></li>
+<li><a href="#alter_table_syntax">3.3.1. Syntax Description of ALTER 
TABLE</a></li>
+<li><a href="#alter_table_considerations">3.3.2. Considerations for ALTER 
TABLE</a></li>
+<li><a href="#alter_table_examples">3.3.3. Example of ALTER TABLE</a></li>
 </ul>
 </li>
-<li><a href="#_updating_a_sql_table_containing_lob_columns">3.5. Updating a 
SQL Table Containing LOB Columns</a>
+<li><a href="#alter_user_statement">3.4. ALTER USER Statement</a>
 <ul class="sectlevel3">
-<li><a href="#_updating_using_parameters_functions">3.5.1. Updating Using 
Parameters/Functions</a></li>
-<li><a href="#_updating_using_lob_handle">3.5.2. Updating Using Lob 
Handle</a></li>
-<li><a href="#considerations">3.5.3. Considerations</a></li>
+<li><a href="#alter_user_syntax">3.4.1. Syntax Description of ALTER 
USER</a></li>
+<li><a href="#alter_user_considerations">3.4.2. Considerations for ALTER 
USER</a></li>
+<li><a href="#alter_user_examples">3.4.3. Examples of ALTER USER</a></li>
 </ul>
 </li>
-<li><a href="#_selecting_column_from_a_sql_table_containing_lob_columns">3.6. 
Selecting Column from a SQL Table Containing LOB Columns</a>
+<li><a href="#begin_work_statement">3.5. BEGIN WORK Statement</a>
 <ul class="sectlevel3">
-<li><a href="#syntax">3.6.1. Syntax</a></li>
-<li><a href="#examples">3.6.2. Examples</a></li>
+<li><a href="#begin_work_considerations">3.5.1. Considerations for BEGIN 
WORK</a></li>
+<li><a href="#begin_work_examples">3.5.2. Example of BEGIN WORK</a></li>
 </ul>
 </li>
-<li><a 
href="#_extracting_lob_data_from_a_sql_table_containing_lob_columns">3.7. 
Extracting LOB Data from a SQL Table Containing LOB Columns</a>
+<li><a href="#call_statement">3.6. CALL Statement</a>
 <ul class="sectlevel3">
-<li><a href="#_extracting_lob_data_into_a_file_for_a_given_lob_handle">3.7.1. 
Extracting Lob Data into a File for a Given Lob Handle</a></li>
-<li><a href="#_extracting_lob_data_into_a_user_specified_buffer">3.7.2. 
Extracting Lob Data into a User Specified Buffer</a></li>
-<li><a href="#_extracting_lob_length_for_a_given_lob_handle">3.7.3. Extracting 
Lob Length for a Given Lob Handle</a></li>
-<li><a href="#considerations">3.7.4. Considerations</a></li>
+<li><a href="#call_syntax">3.6.1. Syntax Description of CALL</a></li>
+<li><a href="#call_considerations">3.6.2. Considerations for CALL</a></li>
+<li><a href="#call_examples">3.6.3. Examples of CALL</a></li>
 </ul>
 </li>
-<li><a href="#_deleting_column_from_a_sql_table_containing_lob_columns">3.8. 
Deleting Column from a SQL Table Containing LOB columns</a>
+<li><a href="#commit_work_statement">3.7. COMMIT WORK Statement</a>
 <ul class="sectlevel3">
-<li><a href="#syntax">3.8.1. Syntax</a></li>
-<li><a href="#considerations">3.8.2. Considerations</a></li>
+<li><a href="#commit_work_considerations">3.7.1. Considerations for COMMIT 
WORK</a></li>
+<li><a href="#commit_work_examples">3.7.2. Example of COMMIT WORK</a></li>
 </ul>
 </li>
-<li><a href="#_dropping_a_sql_table_containing_lob_columns">3.9. Dropping a 
SQL Table Containing LOB Columns</a></li>
-<li><a href="#_garbage_collection">3.10. Garbage Collection</a></li>
-<li><a href="#_cleanup_of_a_sql_table_containing_lob_columns">3.11. Cleanup of 
a SQL Table Containing LOB Columns</a></li>
-<li><a href="#_showddl_for_lob">3.12. SHOWDDL for LOB</a>
+<li><a href="#control_query_cancel_statement">3.8. CONTROL QUERY CANCEL 
Statement</a>
 <ul class="sectlevel3">
-<li><a href="#syntax">3.12.1. Syntax</a></li>
-<li><a href="#examples">3.12.2. Examples</a></li>
+<li><a href="#control_query_cancel_syntax">3.8.1. Syntax Description of 
CONTROL QUERY CANCEL</a></li>
+<li><a href="#control_query_cancel_considerations">3.8.2. Considerations for 
CONTROL QUERY CANCEL</a></li>
+<li><a href="#control_query_cancel_examples">3.8.3. Example of CONTROL QUERY 
CANCEL</a></li>
 </ul>
 </li>
-<li><a href="#_get_lob_statistics_for_a_lob_table">3.13. Get Lob Statistics 
for a LOB Table</a>
+<li><a href="#control_query_default_statement">3.9. CONTROL QUERY DEFAULT 
Statement</a>
 <ul class="sectlevel3">
-<li><a href="#_get_statement">3.13.1. Get Statement</a></li>
-<li><a href="#_select_statement">3.13.2. Select Statement</a></li>
+<li><a href="#control_query_default_syntax">3.9.1. Syntax Description of 
CONTROL QUERY DEFAULT</a></li>
+<li><a href="#control_query_default_considerations">3.9.2. Considerations for 
CONTROL QUERY DEFAULT</a></li>
+<li><a href="#control_query_default_examples">3.9.3. Examples of CONTROL QUERY 
DEFAULT</a></li>
 </ul>
 </li>
+<li><a href="#create_function_statement">3.10. CREATE FUNCTION Statement</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#create_function_syntax">3.10.1. Syntax Description of CREATE 
FUNCTION</a></li>
+<li><a href="#create_function_considerations">3.10.2. Considerations for 
CREATE FUNCTION</a></li>
+<li><a href="#create_function_examples">3.10.3. Examples of CREATE 
FUNCTION</a></li>
 </ul>
 </li>
+<li><a href="#create_index_statement">3.11. CREATE INDEX Statement</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#create_index_syntax">3.11.1. Syntax Description of CREATE 
INDEX</a></li>
+<li><a href="#create_index_considerations">3.11.2. Considerations for CREATE 
INDEX</a></li>
+<li><a href="#create_index_examples">3.11.3. Examples of CREATE INDEX</a></li>
 </ul>
-</div>
-</div>
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-<p><strong>Revision History</strong></p>
-</div>
-<table class="tableblock frame-all grid-all spread">
-<colgroup>
-<col style="width: 50%;">
-<col style="width: 50%;">
-</colgroup>
-<thead>
-<tr>
-<th class="tableblock halign-left valign-top">Version</th>
-<th class="tableblock halign-left valign-top">Date</th>
-</tr>
-</thead>
-<tbody>
-<tr>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p 
class="tableblock">2.2.0</p></td>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p 
class="tableblock">TBD</p></td>
-</tr>
-<tr>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p 
class="tableblock">2.1.0</p></td>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">May  1, 
2017</p></td>
-</tr>
-<tr>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p 
class="tableblock">2.0.1</p></td>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">July 7, 
2016</p></td>
-</tr>
-<tr>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p 
class="tableblock">2.0.0</p></td>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">June 6, 
2016</p></td>
-</tr>
-<tr>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p 
class="tableblock">1.3.0</p></td>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">January, 
2016</p></td>
-</tr>
-</tbody>
-</table>
-</div>
-</div>
-<div class="sect1">
-<h2 id="About_This_Document">1. About This Document</h2>
-<div class="sectionbody">
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>This guide describes how to use Large Object (LOB) datatypes in Trafodion 
SQL.</p>
-</div>
-<div class="sect2">
-<h3 id="Intended_Audience">1.1. Intended Audience</h3>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>This manual is intended for programmers who use LOB datatypes.</p>
-</div>
-</div>
-<div class="sect2">
-<h3 id="New_and_Changed_Information">1.2. New and Changed Information</h3>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>This is a new guide.</p>
-</div>
-</div>
-<div class="sect2">
-<h3 id="Document_Organization">1.3. Document Organization</h3>
-<table class="tableblock frame-all grid-all spread">
-<colgroup>
-<col style="width: 30%;">
-<col style="width: 70%;">
-</colgroup>
-<thead>
-<tr>
-<th class="tableblock halign-left valign-top">Chapter</th>
-<th class="tableblock halign-left valign-top">Description</th>
-</tr>
-</thead>
-<tbody>
-<tr>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock"><a 
href="#introduction">Introduction</a></p></td>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">Introduces 
LOBs and covers following topics:<br>
-&#8226; 1.1 <a href="#what is a lob">What is a LOB</a><br>
-&#8226; 1.2 <a href="#lob data types">LOB Data Types</a><br>
-&#8226; 1.3 <a href="#lob storage">LOB Storage</a><br>
-&#8226; 1.4 <a href="#lob handle">LOB Handle</a><br>
-&#8226; 1.5 <a href="#lob restrictions">LOB Restrictions</a><br>
-&#8226; 1.6 <a href="#lob related sql statements and functions">LOB Related 
SQL Statements and Functions</a>.</p></td>
-</tr>
-<tr>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock"><a 
href="#working with LOBs">Working With LOBs</a></p></td>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">Explains 
how to use a LOB with SQL statement and covers following topics:<br>
-&#8226; 2.1  <a href="#creating a sql table with lob columns">Creating a SQL 
Table with LOB Columns</a><br>
-&#8226; 2.2  <a href="#inserting into a sql table containing lob 
columns">Inserting into a SQL Table Containing LOB Columns</a><br>
-&#8226; 2.3  <a href="#inserting into a sql table containing lob columns using 
select clause">Inserting into a SQL Table Containing LOB Columns Using Select 
Clause</a><br>
-&#8226; 2.4  <a href="#updating a sql table containing lob columns">Updating a 
SQL Table Containing LOB Columns</a><br>
-&#8226; 2.5  <a href="#selecting column from a sql table containing lob 
columns">Selecting Column from a SQL Table Containing LOB Columns</a><br>
-&#8226; 2.6  <a href="#extracting lob data from a sql table containing lob 
columns">Extracting LOB Data from a SQL Table Containing LOB Columns</a><br>
-&#8226; 2.7  <a href="#deleting column from a sql table containing lob 
columns">Deleting Column from a SQL Table Containing LOB columns</a><br>
-&#8226; 2.8  <a href="#dropping a sql table containing lob columns">Dropping a 
SQL Table Containing LOB Columns</a><br>
-&#8226; 2.9  <a href="#garbage collection">Garbage Collection</a><br>
-&#8226; 2.10 <a href="#cleanup of a sql table containing lob columns">Cleanup 
of a SQL Table Containing LOB Columns</a><br>
-&#8226; 2.11 <a href="#showddl for lobs">SHOWDDL for LOBs</a><br>
-&#8226; 2.12 <a href="#getting statement for lob tables">Getting Statement for 
LOB Tables</a></p></td>
-</tr>
-</tbody>
-</table>
-</div>
-<div class="sect2">
-<h3 id="_notation_conventions">1.4. Notation Conventions</h3>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>This list summarizes the notation conventions for syntax presentation in 
this manual.</p>
-</div>
-<div class="ulist">
-<ul>
-<li>
-<p>UPPERCASE LETTERS</p>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>Uppercase letters indicate keywords and reserved words. Type these items 
exactly as shown. Items not enclosed in brackets are required.</p>
-</div>
-<div class="listingblock">
-<div class="content">
-<pre class="CodeRay highlight"><code data-lang="text">SELECT</code></pre>
-</div>
-</div>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>lowercase letters</p>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>Lowercase letters, regardless of font, indicate variable items that you 
supply. Items not enclosed in brackets are required.</p>
-</div>
-<div class="listingblock">
-<div class="content">
-<pre class="CodeRay highlight"><code data-lang="text">file-name</code></pre>
-</div>
-</div>
+<li><a href="#create_library_statement">3.12. CREATE LIBRARY Statement</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#create_library_syntax">3.12.1. Syntax Description of CREATE 
LIBRARY</a></li>
+<li><a href="#create_library_considerations">3.12.2. Considerations for CREATE 
LIBRARY</a></li>
+<li><a href="#create_library_examples">3.12.3. Examples of CREATE 
LIBRARY</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>&#91; &#93; Brackets</p>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>Brackets enclose optional syntax items.</p>
-</div>
-<div class="listingblock">
-<div class="content">
-<pre class="CodeRay highlight"><code data-lang="text">DATETIME [start-field 
TO] end-field</code></pre>
-</div>
-</div>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>A group of items enclosed in brackets is a list from which you can choose 
one item or none.</p>
-</div>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>The items in the list can be arranged either vertically, with aligned 
brackets on each side of the list, or horizontally, enclosed in a pair of 
brackets and separated by vertical lines.</p>
-</div>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>For example:</p>
-</div>
-<div class="listingblock">
-<div class="content">
-<pre class="CodeRay highlight"><code data-lang="text">DROP SCHEMA schema 
[CASCADE]
-DROP SCHEMA schema [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]</code></pre>
-</div>
-</div>
+<li><a href="#create_procedure_statement">3.13. CREATE PROCEDURE Statement</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#create_procedure_syntax">3.13.1. Syntax Description of CREATE 
PROCEDURE</a></li>
+<li><a href="#create_procedure_considerations">3.13.2. Considerations for 
CREATE PROCEDURE</a></li>
+<li><a href="#create_procedure_examples">3.13.3. Examples of CREATE 
PROCEDURE</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
+<li><a href="#create_role_statement">3.14. CREATE ROLE Statement</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#create_role_syntax">3.14.1. Syntax Description of CREATE 
ROLE</a></li>
+<li><a href="#create_role_considerations">3.14.2. Considerations for CREATE 
ROLE</a></li>
+<li><a href="#create_role_examples">3.14.3. Examples of CREATE ROLE</a></li>
 </ul>
-</div>
-<div style="page-break-after: always;"></div>
-<div class="ulist">
-<ul>
-<li>
-<p>{ } Braces</p>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>Braces enclose required syntax items.</p>
-</div>
-<div class="listingblock">
-<div class="content">
-<pre class="CodeRay highlight"><code data-lang="text">FROM { grantee [, 
grantee ] ... }</code></pre>
-</div>
-</div>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>A group of items enclosed in braces is a list from which you are required 
to choose one item.</p>
-</div>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>The items in the list can be arranged either vertically, with aligned 
braces on each side of the list, or horizontally, enclosed in a pair of braces 
and separated by vertical lines.</p>
-</div>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>For example:</p>
-</div>
-<div class="listingblock">
-<div class="content">
-<pre class="CodeRay highlight"><code data-lang="text">INTERVAL { start-field 
TO end-field }
-{ single-field }
-INTERVAL { start-field TO end-field | single-field }</code></pre>
-</div>
-</div>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>| Vertical Line</p>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>A vertical line separates alternatives in a horizontal list that is 
enclosed in brackets or braces.</p>
-</div>
-<div class="listingblock">
-<div class="content">
-<pre class="CodeRay highlight"><code data-lang="text">{expression | 
NULL}</code></pre>
-</div>
-</div>
+<li><a href="#create_schema_statement">3.15. CREATE SCHEMA Statement</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#create_schema_syntax">3.15.1. Syntax Description of CREATE 
SCHEMA</a></li>
+<li><a href="#create_schema_considerations">3.15.2. Considerations for CREATE 
SCHEMA</a></li>
+<li><a href="#create_schema_examples">3.15.3. Examples of CREATE 
SCHEMA</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>&#8230; Ellipsis</p>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>An ellipsis immediately following a pair of brackets or braces indicates 
that you can repeat the enclosed sequence of syntax items any number of 
times.</p>
-</div>
-<div class="listingblock">
-<div class="content">
-<pre class="CodeRay highlight"><code data-lang="text">ATTRIBUTE[S] attribute 
[, attribute] ...
-{, sql-expression } ...</code></pre>
-</div>
-</div>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>An ellipsis immediately following a single syntax item indicates that you 
can repeat that syntax item any number of times.</p>
-</div>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>For example:</p>
-</div>
-<div class="listingblock">
-<div class="content">
-<pre class="CodeRay highlight"><code data-lang="text">expression-n 
...</code></pre>
-</div>
-</div>
-</li>
-<li>
-<p>Punctuation</p>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>Parentheses, commas, semicolons, and other symbols not previously described 
must be typed as shown.</p>
-</div>
-<div class="listingblock">
-<div class="content">
-<pre class="CodeRay highlight"><code data-lang="text">DAY (datetime-expression)
-@script-file</code></pre>
-</div>
-</div>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>Quotation marks around a symbol such as a bracket or brace indicate the 
symbol is a required character that you must type as shown.</p>
-</div>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>For example:</p>
-</div>
-<div class="listingblock">
-<div class="content">
-<pre class="CodeRay highlight"><code data-lang="text">&quot;{&quot; 
module-name [, module-name] ... &quot;}&quot;</code></pre>
-</div>
-</div>
+<li><a href="#create_sequence_statement">3.16. CREATE SEQUENCE Statement</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#create_sequence_syntax">3.16.1. Syntax Description of CREATE 
SEQUENCE</a></li>
+<li><a href="#create_sequence_considerations">3.16.2. Considerations for 
CREATE SEQUENCE</a></li>
+<li><a href="#create_sequence_examples">3.16.3. Examples of CREATE 
SEQUENCE</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>Item Spacing</p>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>Spaces shown between items are required unless one of the items is a 
punctuation symbol such as a parenthesis or a comma.</p>
-</div>
-<div class="listingblock">
-<div class="content">
-<pre class="CodeRay highlight"><code data-lang="text">DAY 
(datetime-expression) DAY(datetime-expression)</code></pre>
-</div>
-</div>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>If there is no space between two items, spaces are not permitted. In this 
example, no spaces are permitted between the period and any other items:</p>
-</div>
-<div class="listingblock">
-<div class="content">
-<pre class="CodeRay highlight"><code data-lang="text">myfile.sh</code></pre>
-</div>
-</div>
+<li><a href="#create_table_statement">3.17. CREATE TABLE Statement</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#create_table_syntax">3.17.1. Syntax Description of CREATE 
TABLE</a></li>
+<li><a href="#create_table_considerations">3.17.2. Considerations for CREATE 
TABLE</a></li>
+<li><a href="#create_table_trafodion_sql_extensions_to_create_table">3.17.3. 
Trafodion SQL Extensions to CREATE TABLE</a></li>
+<li><a href="#create_table_examples">3.17.4. Examples of CREATE TABLE</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>Line Spacing</p>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>If the syntax of a command is too long to fit on a single line, each 
continuation line is indented three spaces and is separated from the preceding 
line by a blank line.</p>
-</div>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>This spacing distinguishes items in a continuation line from items in a 
vertical list of selections.</p>
-</div>
-<div class="listingblock">
-<div class="content">
-<pre class="CodeRay highlight"><code data-lang="text">match-value [NOT] LIKE 
_pattern
-   [ESCAPE esc-char-expression]</code></pre>
-</div>
-</div>
+<li><a href="#create_view_statement">3.18. CREATE VIEW Statement</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#create_view_syntax">3.18.1. Syntax Description of CREATE 
VIEW</a></li>
+<li><a href="#create_view_considerations">3.18.2. Considerations for CREATE 
VIEW</a></li>
+<li><a href="#create_view_examples">3.18.3. Examples of CREATE VIEW</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
+<li><a href="#delete_statement">3.19. DELETE Statement</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#delete_syntax">3.19.1. Syntax Description of DELETE</a></li>
+<li><a href="#delete_considerations">3.19.2. Considerations for DELETE</a></li>
+<li><a href="#delete_examples">3.19.3. Examples of DELETE</a></li>
 </ul>
-</div>
-</div>
-<div class="sect2">
-<h3 id="_comments_encouraged">1.5. Comments Encouraged</h3>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>We encourage your comments concerning this document. We are committed to 
providing documentation that meets your
-needs. Send any errors found, suggestions for improvement, or compliments to 
<a 
href="mailto:u...@trafodion.incubator.apache.org";>u...@trafodion.incubator.apache.org</a>.</p>
-</div>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>Include the document title and any comment, error found, or suggestion for 
improvement you have concerning this document.</p>
-</div>
-</div>
-</div>
-</div>
-<div class="sect1">
-<h2 id="introduction">2. Introduction</h2>
-<div class="sectionbody">
-<div class="sect2">
-<h3 id="_what_is_a_lob">2.1. What is a LOB</h3>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>LOB (Large Object), a set of large object data types used to store large 
volumes of data, provides random and piece-wise access to the data.</p>
-</div>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>Database support for LOB is not universal.</p>
-</div>
-</div>
-<div class="sect2">
-<h3 id="_lob_data_types">2.2. LOB Data Types</h3>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>The following are the data types supported by Trafodion.<br></p>
-</div>
-<table class="tableblock frame-all grid-all spread">
-<caption class="title">Table 1-1 Descriptions for BLOB and CLOB</caption>
-<colgroup>
-<col style="width: 30%;">
-<col style="width: 70%;">
-</colgroup>
-<thead>
-<tr>
-<th class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><strong>Data Type</strong></th>
-<th class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><strong>Desciprtion</strong></th>
-</tr>
-</thead>
-<tbody>
-<tr>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p 
class="tableblock">BLOB</p></td>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">Binary 
Large Object.<br>
-</p><p class="tableblock">Holds large blocks of unstructured data in binary 
format.<br>
-</p><p class="tableblock">BLOB is ideal for storing and handling unstructured 
data, such as images, audio, video and other multimedia objects.</p></td>
-</tr>
-<tr>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p 
class="tableblock">CLOB</p></td>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">Character 
Large Object.<br>
-</p><p class="tableblock">Stores unusually large amounts of string data in 
character set format.<br>
-</p><p class="tableblock">CLOB is ideal for storing and processing 
semi-structured data, such as a large document or string.</p></td>
-</tr>
-</tbody>
-</table>
-</div>
-<div class="sect2">
-<h3 id="_lob_storage">2.3. LOB Storage</h3>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>The basic design idea is to allow a database row to have multiple LOB 
columns and a table to have multiple such rows. The design takes a combination 
approach of row store and column store.</p>
-</div>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>When a SQL table with a LOB column is created, there are several dependent 
objects that are created to hold metadata information on the LOB as well as the 
data.</p>
-</div>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>The LOB data itself is stored in an HDFS file while the Trafodion table 
contains a unique LOB handle for each LOB value. The LOB handle provides the 
identifier that is used to query the LOB metadata tables to find the location 
of the LOB data files.</p>
-</div>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>The naming conventions for the LOB tables are as follows:</p>
-</div>
-<table class="tableblock frame-all grid-all spread">
-<caption class="title">Table 1-2 Naming Conventions for LOB Tables</caption>
-<colgroup>
-<col style="width: 50%;">
-<col style="width: 50%;">
-</colgroup>
-<thead>
-<tr>
-<th class="tableblock halign-left valign-top" colspan="2"><strong>Naming 
Conventions</strong></th>
-</tr>
-</thead>
-<tbody>
-<tr>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">SQL 
Table</p></td>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p 
class="tableblock">TLOB</p></td>
-</tr>
-<tr>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">LOB MD 
table<br>
-(one per SQL table containing LOB columns)</p></td>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p 
class="tableblock">LOBMD_{object UID}</p></td>
-</tr>
-<tr>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">LOB 
Descriptor Handle Table<br>
-(one per LOB column)</p></td>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p 
class="tableblock">LOBDescHandle_{object UID}_{LOB number}</p></td>
-</tr>
-<tr>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">LOB 
Descriptor Chunks Table<br>
-(one per LOB column)</p></td>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p 
class="tableblock">LOBDescChunks_{object UID}_{LOB number}</p></td>
-</tr>
-<tr>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock">LOB Data 
Table<br>
-(in HDFS one per LOB column)</p></td>
-<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p 
class="tableblock">LOBP_{object UID}_{LOB number}</p></td>
-</tr>
-</tbody>
-</table>
-</div>
-<div class="sect2">
-<h3 id="_lob_handle">2.4. LOB Handle</h3>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>The LOB handle is used to describe a LOB value. A SQL table that contains a 
LOB column will contain this handle structure in each row for each LOB value 
inserted.</p>
-</div>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>The actual LOB data will be stored in unstructured HDFS files as column 
store whereas the LOB handle—that describes the location, offset information, 
descriptor information and so on can be thought of as a unique identifier to 
the lob data, is stored in the database row of the table as a traditional row 
store.</p>
-</div>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>The handle can be thought of as a file locator as is more commonly referred 
to in LOB related terminology.</p>
-</div>
-<div class="sect3">
-<h4 id="_external_structure">2.4.1. External Structure</h4>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>The following is an example of an external structure that is stored in the 
row of a SQL table:</p>
-</div>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>LOBH00000002000100047335557604604880171074381106028370118212279894381354363017"TRAFODION"."SCH"</p>
-</div>
-</div>
-</div>
-<div class="sect2">
-<h3 id="_lob_restrictions">2.5. LOB Restrictions</h3>
-<div class="ulist">
-<ul>
-<li>
-<p>LOB columns cannot appear in FROM clauses as join predicates.</p>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>LOB columns cannot appear in STORE BY, ORDER BY or GROUP BY clauses.</p>
+<li><a href="#drop_function_statement">3.20. DROP FUNCTION Statement</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#drop_function_syntax">3.20.1. Syntax Description of DROP 
FUNCTION</a></li>
+<li><a href="#drop_function_considerations">3.20.2. Considerations for DROP 
FUNCTION</a></li>
+<li><a href="#drop_function_examples">3.20.3. Examples of DROP 
FUNCTION</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>LOB columns cannot appear in WHERE clauses as predicates other than LIKE 
(meaning that no comparison is allowed).</p>
+<li><a href="#drop_index_statement">3.21. DROP INDEX Statement</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#drop_index_syntax">3.21.1. Syntax Description of DROP 
INDEX</a></li>
+<li><a href="#drop_index_considerations">3.21.2. Considerations for DROP 
INDEX</a></li>
+<li><a href="#drop_index_examples">3.21.3. Examples of DROP INDEX</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>LOB columns cannot appear in SELECT clauses as aggregate function 
arguments.</p>
+<li><a href="#drop_library_statement">3.22. DROP LIBRARY Statement</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#drop_library_syntax">3.22.1. Syntax Description of DROP 
LIBRARY</a></li>
+<li><a href="#drop_library_considerations">3.22.2. Considerations for DROP 
LIBRARY</a></li>
+<li><a href="#drop_library_examples">3.22.3. Examples of DROP LIBRARY</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>LOB columns cannot appear in SELECT DISTINCT clauses.</p>
+<li><a href="#drop_procedure_statement">3.23. DROP PROCEDURE Statement</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#drop_procedure_syntax">3.23.1. Syntax Description of DROP 
PROCEDURE</a></li>
+<li><a href="#drop_procedure_considerations">3.23.2. Considerations for DROP 
PROCEDURE</a></li>
+<li><a href="#drop_procedure_examples">3.23.3. Examples of DROP 
PROCEDURE</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>LOB columns cannot be used as primary keys.</p>
+<li><a href="#drop_role_statement">3.24. DROP ROLE Statement</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#drop_role_syntax">3.24.1. Syntax Description of DROP 
ROLE</a></li>
+<li><a href="#drop_role_considerations">3.24.2. Considerations for DROP 
ROLE</a></li>
+<li><a href="#drop_role_examples">3.24.3. Examples of DROP ROLE</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>LOB columns cannot be used in CREATE INDEX statements.</p>
+<li><a href="#drop_schema_statement">3.25. DROP SCHEMA Statement</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#drop_schema_syntax">3.25.1. Syntax Description of DROP 
SCHEMA</a></li>
+<li><a href="#drop_schema_considerations">3.25.2. Considerations for DROP 
SCHEMA</a></li>
+<li><a href="#drop_schema_examples">3.25.3. Example of DROP SCHEMA</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>LOB columns cannot be used in statistics update statements.</p>
+<li><a href="#drop_sequence_statement">3.26. DROP SEQUENCE Statement</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#drop_sequence_syntax">3.26.1. Syntax Description of DROP 
SEQUENCE</a></li>
+<li><a href="#drop_sequence_considerations">3.26.2. Considerations for DROP 
SEQUENCE</a></li>
+<li><a href="#drop_sequence_examples">3.26.3. Examples of DROP 
SEQUENCE</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>The file that contains data to insert from or to extract to needs to be on 
platform as a Linux or HDFS files.</p>
+<li><a href="#drop_table_statement">3.27. DROP TABLE Statement</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#drop_table_syntax">3.27.1. Syntax Description of DROP 
TABLE</a></li>
+<li><a href="#drop_table_considerations">3.27.2. Considerations for DROP 
TABLE</a></li>
+<li><a href="#drop_table_examples">3.27.3. Examples of DROP TABLE</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
+<li><a href="#drop_view_statement">3.28. DROP VIEW Statement</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#drop_view_syntax">3.28.1. Syntax Description of DROP 
VIEW</a></li>
+<li><a href="#drop_view_considerations">3.28.2. Considerations for DROP 
VIEW</a></li>
+<li><a href="#drop_view_examples">3.28.3. Example of DROP VIEW</a></li>
 </ul>
-</div>
-</div>
-<div class="sect2">
-<h3 id="_lob_related_sql_statements_and_functions">2.6. LOB Related SQL 
Statements and Functions</h3>
-<div class="sect3">
-<h4 id="_supported_sql_statements">2.6.1. Supported SQL Statements</h4>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>The following SQL statements are supported:</p>
-</div>
-<div class="ulist">
-<ul>
-<li>
-<p>CREATE TABLE</p>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>SELECT</p>
+<li><a href="#execute_statement">3.29. Execute Statement</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#execute_syntax">3.29.1. Syntax Description of EXECUTE</a></li>
+<li><a href="#execute_considerations">3.29.2. Considerations for 
EXECUTE</a></li>
+<li><a href="#execute_examples">3.29.3. Examples of EXECUTE</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>INSERT</p>
+<li><a href="#explain_statement">3.30. EXPLAIN Statement</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#explain_syntax">3.30.1. Syntax Description of EXPLAIN</a></li>
+<li><a href="#explain_considerations">3.30.2. Considerations for 
EXPLAIN</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>UPDATE</p>
+<li><a href="#get_statement">3.31. GET Statement</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#get_syntax">3.31.1. Syntax Description of GET</a></li>
+<li><a href="#get_considerations">3.31.2. Considerations for GET</a></li>
+<li><a href="#get_examples">3.31.3. Examples of GET</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>UPDATE with APPEND option</p>
+<li><a href="#get_hbase_objects_statement">3.32. GET HBASE OBJECTS 
Statement</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#get_hbase_objects_syntax">3.32.1. Syntax Description of GET 
HBASE OBJECTS</a></li>
+<li><a href="#get_hbase_objects_examples">3.32.2. Examples of GET HBASE 
OBJECTS</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>EXTRACT</p>
+<li><a href="#get_version_of_metadata_statement">3.33. GET VERSION OF METADATA 
Statement</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#get_version_of_metadata_considerations">3.33.1. Considerations 
for GET VERSION OF METADATA</a></li>
+<li><a href="#get_version_of_metadata_examples">3.33.2. Examples of GET 
VERSION OF METADATA</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
+<li><a href="#get_version_of_software_statement">3.34. GET VERSION OF SOFTWARE 
Statement</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#get_version_of_software_considerations">3.34.1. Considerations 
for GET VERSION OF SOFTWARE</a></li>
+<li><a href="#get_version_of_software_examples">3.34.2. Examples of GET 
VERSION OF SOFTWARE</a></li>
 </ul>
-</div>
-</div>
-<div class="sect3">
-<h4 id="_unsupported_sql_statements">2.6.2. Unsupported SQL Statements</h4>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>The following SQL statements are not supported:</p>
-</div>
-<div class="ulist">
-<ul>
-<li>
-<p>ALTER TABLE</p>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>MERGE</p>
+<li><a href="#grant_statement">3.35. GRANT Statement</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#_syntax_description_of_grant">3.35.1. syntax description of 
grant</a></li>
+<li><a href="#grant_considerations">3.35.2. Considerations for GRANT</a></li>
+<li><a href="#grant_examples">3.35.3. Examples of GRANT</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
+<li><a href="#grant_component_privilege_statement">3.36. GRANT COMPONENT 
PRIVILEGE Statement</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#grant_component_privilege_syntax">3.36.1. Syntax Description of 
GRANT COMPONENT PRIVILEGE</a></li>
+<li><a href="#grant_component_privilege_considerations">3.36.2. Considerations 
for GRANT COMPONENT PRIVILEGE</a></li>
+<li><a href="#grant_component_privilege_considerations">3.36.3. Examples of 
GRANT COMPONENT PRIVILEGE</a></li>
 </ul>
-</div>
-</div>
-<div class="sect3">
-<h4 id="_supported_lob_conversion_sql_functions">2.6.3. Supported LOB 
Conversion SQL Functions</h4>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>The following LOB conversion SQL functions are supported:</p>
-</div>
-<div class="ulist">
-<ul>
-<li>
-<p>LOBTOSTRING</p>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>LOBTOFILE</p>
+<li><a href="#grant_role_statement">3.37. GRANT ROLE Statement</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#grant_role_syntax">3.37.1. Syntax Description of GRANT 
ROLE</a></li>
+<li><a href="#grant_role_considerations">3.37.2. Considerations for GRANT 
ROLE</a></li>
+<li><a href="#grant_role_examples">3.37.3. Examples of GRANT ROLE</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>LOBTOBUFFER</p>
+<li><a href="#insert_statement">3.38. INSERT Statement</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#insert_syntax">3.38.1. Syntax Description of INSERT</a></li>
+<li><a href="#insert_considerations">3.38.2. Considerations for INSERT</a></li>
+<li><a href="#insert_examples">3.38.3. Examples of INSERT</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>STRINGTOLOB</p>
+<li><a href="#invoke_statement">3.39. INVOKE Statement</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#invoke_syntax">3.39.1. Syntax Description of INVOKE</a></li>
+<li><a href="#invoke_considerations">3.39.2. Considerations for INVOKE</a></li>
+<li><a href="#invoke_required_privileges">3.39.3. Required Privileges</a></li>
+<li><a href="#invoke_examples">3.39.4. Examples of INVOKE</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>FILETOLOB</p>
+<li><a href="#merge_statement">3.40. MERGE Statement</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#merge_syntax">3.40.1. Syntax Description of MERGE</a></li>
+<li><a href="#merge_considerations">3.40.2. Considerations for MERGE</a></li>
+<li><a href="#merge_upsert_using_single_row">3.40.3. Upsert Using Single 
Row</a></li>
+<li><a href="#merge_examples">3.40.4. Examples of MERGE</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>BUFFERTOLOB</p>
+<li><a href="#prepare_statement">3.41. PREPARE Statement</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#prepare_syntax">3.41.1. Syntax Description of PREPARE</a></li>
+<li><a href="#prepare_considerations">3.41.2. Considerations for 
PREPARE</a></li>
+<li><a href="#prepare_examples">3.41.3. Examples of PREPARE</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>EXTERNALTOLOB</p>
+<li><a href="#register_user_statement">3.42. REGISTER USER Statement</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#register_user_syntax">3.42.1. Syntax Description of REGISTER 
USER</a></li>
+<li><a href="#register_user_register_user_considerations">3.42.2. 
Considerations for REGISTER USER</a></li>
+<li><a href="#register_user_examples">3.42.3. Examples of REGISTER 
USER</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
+<li><a href="#_revoke_statement">3.43. REVOKE Statement</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#_syntax_description_of_revoke">3.43.1. Syntax Description of 
REVOKE</a></li>
+<li><a href="#revoke_considerations">3.43.2. Considerations for REVOKE</a></li>
+<li><a href="#revoke_examples">3.43.3. Examples of REVOKE</a></li>
 </ul>
-</div>
-</div>
-</div>
-</div>
-</div>
-<div class="sect1">
-<h2 id="_working_with_lobs">3. Working with LOBs</h2>
-<div class="sectionbody">
-<div class="sect2">
-<h3 id="_creating_a_sql_table_with_lob_columns">3.1. Creating a SQL Table with 
LOB Columns</h3>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>When creating a SQL table with LOB columns, following relevant tables and 
files are created as well:</p>
-</div>
-<div class="ulist">
-<ul>
-<li>
-<p>One LOB MD table.</p>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>Two dependent descriptor tables.</p>
+<li><a href="#revoke_component_privilege_statement">3.44. REVOKE COMPONENT 
PRIVILEGE Statement</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#_syntax_description_of_revoke_component_privilege">3.44.1. 
Syntax Description of REVOKE COMPONENT PRIVILEGE</a></li>
+<li><a href="#revoke_component_privilege_considerations">3.44.2. 
Considerations for REVOKE COMPONENT PRIVILEGE</a></li>
+<li><a href="#revoke_component_examples">3.44.3. Examples of REVOKE COMPONENT 
PRIVILEGE</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>HDFS data file (locates at /user/trafodion/lobs) for each column.</p>
+<li><a href="#revoke_role_statement">3.45. REVOKE ROLE Statement</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#revoke_role_syntax">3.45.1. Syntax Description of REVOKE 
ROLE</a></li>
+<li><a href="#revoke_role_considerations">3.45.2. Considerations for REVOKE 
ROLE</a></li>
+<li><a href="#revoke_role_examples">3.45.3. Examples of REVOKE ROLE</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
+<li><a href="#rollback_work_statement">3.46. ROLLBACK WORK Statement</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#rollback_work_syntax">3.46.1. Syntax Description of ROLLBACK 
WORK</a></li>
+<li><a href="#rollback_work_considerations">3.46.2. Considerations for 
ROLLBACK WORK</a></li>
+<li><a href="#rollback_work_examples">3.46.3. Example of ROLLBACK WORK</a></li>
 </ul>
-</div>
-</div>
-<div class="sect2">
-<h3 id="syntax">3.2. Syntax</h3>
-<div class="listingblock">
-<div class="content">
-<pre class="CodeRay highlight"><code data-lang="text">CREATE TABLE table-name 
(column-spec[, column-spec]…)</code></pre>
-</div>
-</div>
-<div class="listingblock">
-<div class="content">
-<pre class="CodeRay highlight"><code data-lang="text">column-spec is:
-lob-column-spec     |
-other-column-spec
-
-lob-column-spec is:
-column-name {lob-data-type}[column-constraint]
-
-other-column-spec is:
-column-name {data-type}[column-constraint]
-
-lob-data-type is:
-BLOB | CLOB [({numeric literal} [unit])] [STORAGE 'storage literal']
-
-unit is:
-empty |
-K     |
-M     |
-G</code></pre>
-</div>
-</div>
-<div class="sect3">
-<h4 id="semantics">3.2.1. Semantics</h4>
-<div class="ulist">
-<ul>
-<li>
-<p><code><em>storage literal</em></code></p>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>Currently Trafodion only supports <code>'EXTERNAL'</code> here.</p>
-</div>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>External LOB object that are not managed by Trafodion.</p>
-</div>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p><code><em>empty</em></code></p>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>Number of bytes specified by the numeric literal.</p>
-</div>
+<li><a href="#select_statement">3.47. SELECT Statement</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#select_syntax">3.47.1. Syntax Description of SELECT</a></li>
+<li><a href="#select_considerations">3.47.2. Considerations for SELECT</a></li>
+<li><a href="#select_examples">3.47.3. Examples of SELECT</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p><code><em>K</em></code></p>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>Numeric literal value * 1024.</p>
-</div>
+<li><a href="#set_schema_statement">3.48. SET SCHEMA Statement</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#set_schema_syntax">3.48.1. Syntax Description of SET 
SCHEMA</a></li>
+<li><a href="#set_schema_considerations">3.48.2. Considerations for SET 
SCHEMA</a></li>
+<li><a href="#set_schema_examples">3.48.3. Examples of SET SCHEMA</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p><code><em>M</em></code></p>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>Numeric literal value * 1024 * 1024.</p>
-</div>
+<li><a href="#set_transaction_statement">3.49. SET TRANSACTION Statement</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#set_transaction_syntax">3.49.1. Syntax Description of SET 
TRANSACTION</a></li>
+<li><a href="#set_transaction_consideration">3.49.2. Considerations for SET 
TRANSACTION</a></li>
+<li><a href="#set_transaction_examples">3.49.3. Examples of SET 
TRANSACTION</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p><code><em>G</em></code></p>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>Numeric literal value * 1024 * 1024 * 1024.</p>
-</div>
+<li><a href="#showcontrol_statement">3.50. SHOWCONTROL Statement</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#showcontrol_syntax">3.50.1. Syntax Description of 
SHOWCONTROL</a></li>
+<li><a href="#showcontrol_examples">3.50.2. Examples of SHOWCONTROL</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
+<li><a href="#showddl_statement">3.51. SHOWDDL Statement</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#showddl_syntax">3.51.1. Syntax Description of SHOWDDL</a></li>
+<li><a href="#showddl_considerations">3.51.2. Considerations for 
SHOWDDL</a></li>
+<li><a href="#showddl_examples">3.51.3. Examples of SHOWDDL</a></li>
 </ul>
-</div>
-</div>
-<div class="sect3">
-<h4 id="examples">3.2.2. Examples</h4>
-<div class="ulist">
-<ul>
-<li>
-<p>This example creates a table tlob1 with 2 columns and primary key on the 
c1.</p>
-<div class="listingblock">
-<div class="content">
-<pre class="CodeRay highlight"><code data-lang="text">CREATE TABLE tlob1 (c1 
INT NOT NULL, c2 BLOB, PRIMARY KEY (c1));</code></pre>
-</div>
-</div>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>This example creates a table tlob2 with 3 columns and primary key on the 
c1.</p>
-<div class="listingblock">
-<div class="content">
-<pre class="CodeRay highlight"><code data-lang="text">CREATE TABLE tlob2 (c1 
INT NOT NULL, c2 BLOB, c3 CLOB, PRIMARY KEY (c1));</code></pre>
-</div>
-</div>
+<li><a href="#showddl_schema_statement">3.52. SHOWDDL SCHEMA Statement</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#showddl_schema_syntax">3.52.1. Syntax Description for SHOWDDL 
SCHEMA</a></li>
+<li><a href="#showddl_schema_considerations">3.52.2. Considerations for 
SHOWDDL SCHEMA</a></li>
+<li><a href="#showddl_schema_examples">3.52.3. Examples of SHOWDDL 
SCHEMA</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>This example creates a table tlob130txt_limit50 with 2 columns and primary 
key on the c1.</p>
-<div class="listingblock">
-<div class="content">
-<pre class="CodeRay highlight"><code data-lang="text">CREATE TABLE 
tlob130txt_limit50 (c1 INT NOT NULL, c2 CLOB(50), PRIMARY KEY 
(c1));</code></pre>
-</div>
-</div>
+<li><a href="#_showstats_statement">3.53. SHOWSTATS Statement</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#showstats_syntax">3.53.1. Syntax Description of 
SHOWSTATS</a></li>
+<li><a href="#showstats_considerations">3.53.2. Considerations for 
SHOWSTATS</a></li>
+<li><a href="#showstats_examples">3.53.3. Examples of SHOWSTATS</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>This example creates a table tlob130bin_limit1K with 2 columns and primary 
key on the c1.</p>
-<div class="listingblock">
-<div class="content">
-<pre class="CodeRay highlight"><code data-lang="text">CREATE TABLE 
tlob130bin_limit1K (c1 INT NOT NULL, c2 BLOB(1 K), PRIMARY KEY 
(c1));</code></pre>
-</div>
-</div>
+<li><a href="#table_statement">3.54. TABLE Statement</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#table_syntax">3.54.1. Syntax Description of Table 
Statement</a></li>
+<li><a href="#_considerations_for_table">3.54.2. Considerations for 
TABLE</a></li>
+<li><a href="#_examples_of_table_statement">3.54.3. Examples of TABLE 
Statement</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>This example creates a table tlob130ext with 4 columns and primary key on 
the c1.</p>
-<div class="listingblock">
-<div class="content">
-<pre class="CodeRay highlight"><code data-lang="text">CREATE TABLE tlob130ext 
(c1 INT NOT NULL, c2 BLOB, c3 CLOB, c4 BLOB STORAGE 'EXTERNAL', PRIMARY KEY 
(c1));</code></pre>
-</div>
-</div>
+<li><a href="#unregister_user_statement">3.55. UNREGISTER USER Statement</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#unregister_user_syntax">3.55.1. Syntax Description of UNREGISTER 
USER</a></li>
+<li><a href="#unregister_user_considerations">3.55.2. Considerations for 
UNREGISTER USER</a></li>
+<li><a href="#unregister_user_examples">3.55.3. Examples of UNREGISTER 
USER</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
+<li><a href="#update_statement">3.56. UPDATE Statement</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#update_syntax">3.56.1. Syntax Description of UPDATE</a></li>
+<li><a href="#update_considerations">3.56.2. Considerations for UPDATE</a></li>
+<li><a href="#update_examples">3.56.3. Examples of UPDATE</a></li>
 </ul>
-</div>
-</div>
-<div class="sect3">
-<h4 id="_hdfs_location_of_lob_data">3.2.3. HDFS Location of LOB Data</h4>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>When a LOB table is created, the underlying LOB data needs to be stored in 
HDFS. It is in the /user/trafodion/lobs by default.</p>
-</div>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>All columns of a table that are declared as LOB types will have all their 
data in one file derived from the table&#8217;s Object UID and the LOB number 
of that column which gets assigned during creation.</p>
-</div>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>The following is a LOB file with 2 columns you will see 2 files in HDFS:</p>
-</div>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>/user/trafodion/lobs/LOBP_03683514167332904796_0001</p>
-</div>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>/user/trafodion/lobs/LOBP_03683514167332904796_0002</p>
-</div>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>As rows are added to this table, the LOB data for each row gets appended to 
the corresponding column’s LOB data file.</p>
-</div>
-</div>
-</div>
-<div class="sect2">
-<h3 id="_inserting_into_a_sql_table_containing_lob_columns">3.3. Inserting 
into a SQL Table Containing LOB Columns</h3>
-<div class="sect3">
-<h4 id="syntax">3.3.1. Syntax</h4>
-<div class="listingblock">
-<div class="content">
-<pre class="CodeRay highlight"><code data-lang="text">INSERT INTO table-name 
[(target-col-list)] insert-source</code></pre>
-</div>
-</div>
-<div class="listingblock">
-<div class="content">
-<pre class="CodeRay highlight"><code data-lang="text">target-col-list is:
-colname[, colname]...
-
-insert-source is:
-VALUES(column-expr[, column-expr]...)
-
-column-expr is:
-lob-query-expr           |
-other-query-expr
-
-lob-query-expr is:
-NULL | ?                                                                     |
-EMPTY_BLOB()                                                                 |
-EMPTY_CLOB()                                                                 |
-STRINGTOLOB('string literal expression')                                     |
-FILETOLOB('lob source file name')                                            |
-BUFFERTOLOB(LOCATION lob source buffer address, LENGTH lob length value)     |
-EXTERNALTOLOB('external lob source file name')
-
-lob source file name is:
-hdfs:///{local hdfs file name}     |
-{local linux file name}            |
-{file:///linux file name}
-
-external lob source file name is:
-hdfs:///{local hdfs file name}</code></pre>
-</div>
-</div>
-</div>
-<div class="sect3">
-<h4 id="semantics">3.3.2. Semantics</h4>
-<div class="ulist">
-<ul>
-<li>
-<p><code><em>other-query-expr</em></code></p>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>For the syntax and description of <code><em>other-query-expr</em></code>, 
see the <code><em>query-expr</em></code> in the <a 
href="#select_statement">SELECT Statement</a>.</p>
-</div>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p><code><em>EMPTY_BLOB(), EMPTY_CLOB()</em></code></p>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>Returns an empty LOB handle.</p>
-</div>
+<li><a href="#upsert_statement">3.57. UPSERT Statement</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#upsert_syntax">3.57.1. Syntax Description of UPSERT</a></li>
+<li><a href="#upsert_examples">3.57.2. Examples of UPSERT</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p><code><em>STRINGTOLOB</em></code></p>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>Converts a simple string literal into LOB format.</p>
-</div>
-<div class="ulist">
-<ul>
-<li>
-<p><code><em>string literal expression</em></code></p>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>is a series of characters enclosed in single quotes.</p>
-</div>
+<li><a href="#values_statement">3.58. VALUES Statement</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#values_syntax">3.58.1. Syntax Description of VALUES</a></li>
+<li><a href="#values_considerations">3.58.2. Considerations for VALUES</a></li>
+<li><a href="#values_examples">3.58.3. Examples of VALUES</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
 </ul>
-</div>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p><code><em>FILETOLOB</em></code></p>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>Converts data from a local linux/hdfs file into LOB format.</p>
-</div>
+<li><a href="#sql_utilities">4. SQL Utilities</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel2">
+<li><a href="#cleanup_statement">4.1. CLEANUP Statement</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#cleanup_syntax">4.1.1. Syntax Description of CLEANUP 
Statement</a></li>
+<li><a href="#cleanup_considerations">4.1.2. Considerations for CLEANUP 
Statement</a></li>
+<li><a href="#cleanup_examples">4.1.3. Examples of CLEANUP Statement</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p><code><em>BUFFERTOLOB</em></code></p>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>Takes an address and a size of an input buffer, and converts the data 
pointed to by that buffer into LOB.</p>
-</div>
-<div class="ulist">
-<ul>
-<li>
-<p><code><em>lob source buffer address</em></code></p>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>The long value of the user buffer address in int64.</p>
-</div>
+<li><a href="#load_statement">4.2. LOAD Statement</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#load_syntax">4.2.1. Syntax Description of LOAD</a></li>
+<li><a href="#load_considerations">4.2.2. Considerations for LOAD</a></li>
+<li><a href="#load_examples">4.2.3. Examples of LOAD</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p><code><em>lob length value</em></code></p>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>The length of the user specified lob buffer in int64.</p>
-</div>
+<li><a href="#populate_index_utility">4.3. POPULATE INDEX Utility</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#populate_index_syntax">4.3.1. Syntax Description of POPULATE 
INDEX</a></li>
+<li><a href="#populate_index_considerations">4.3.2. Considerations for 
POPULATE INDEX</a></li>
+<li><a href="#populate_index_examples">4.3.3. Examples of POPULATE 
INDEX</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
+<li><a href="#purgedata_utility">4.4. PURGEDATA Utility</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#purgedata_syntax">4.4.1. Syntax Description of PURGEDATA</a></li>
+<li><a href="#purgedata_considerations">4.4.2. Considerations for 
PURGEDATA</a></li>
+<li><a href="#purgedata_examples">4.4.3. Examples of PURGEDATA</a></li>
 </ul>
-</div>
 </li>
+<li><a href="#unload_statement">4.5. UNLOAD Statement</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#unload_syntax">4.5.1. Syntax Description of UNLOAD</a></li>
+<li><a href="#unload_considerations">4.5.2. Considerations for UNLOAD</a></li>
+<li><a href="#unload_examples">4.5.3. Examples of UNLOAD</a></li>
 </ul>
-</div>
-</div>
-<div class="sect3">
-<h4 id="considerations">3.3.3. Considerations</h4>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>The source for inserting into a LOB can be any of the following:</p>
-</div>
-<div class="ulist">
-<ul>
-<li>
-<p>A parameter.</p>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>An unnamed parameter can be used to prepare a statement and then during an 
execution, either a function or a simple string parameter can be passed in 
which will be converted to LOB data.</p>
-</div>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p><code>EMPTY_BLOB()</code> or <code>EMPTY_CLOB()</code></p>
-<div class="ulist">
-<ul>
-<li>
-<p>If <code>EMPTY_BLOB()</code> or <code>EMPTY_CLOB()</code> is specified, 
then a dummy lob handle is created.</p>
-<div class="ulist">
-<ul>
-<li>
-<p>No data is associated with the empty LOBs yet, but these dummy LOB handles 
can later be used to populate with new LOB data. If the LOB had data previously 
associated with it, it will be erased.</p>
+<li><a href="#update_statistics_statement">4.6. UPDATE STATISTICS Statement</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#update_statistics_syntax">4.6.1. Syntax Description of UPDATE 
STATISTICS</a></li>
+<li><a href="#update_statistics_considerations">4.6.2. Considerations for 
UPDATE STATISTICS</a></li>
+<li><a href="#update_statistics_examples">4.6.3. Examples of UPDATE 
STATISTICS</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>The dummy LOB handle will get the same datatype as the underlying 
column.</p>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>For example, if the LOB column was defined as <code>'EXTERNAL'</code> 
during table creation, then the LOB column gets that type. If it’s not 
defined, then it is considered as a regular LOB.</p>
-</div>
+</ul>
 </li>
+<li><a href="#sql_language_elements">5. SQL Language Elements</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel2">
+<li><a href="#_authorization_ids">5.1. Authorization IDs</a></li>
+<li><a href="#character_sets">5.2. Character Sets</a></li>
+<li><a href="#columns">5.3. Columns</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#column_references">5.3.1. Column References</a></li>
+<li><a href="#derived_column_names">5.3.2. Derived Column Names</a></li>
+<li><a href="#column_default_settings">5.3.3. Column Default Settings</a></li>
 </ul>
-</div>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>An empty LOB is distinct from a LOB containing a string of length zero or a 
null LOB.</p>
+<li><a href="#constraints">5.4. Constraints</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#creating_or_adding_constraints_on_sql_tables">5.4.1. Creating or 
Adding Constraints on SQL Tables</a></li>
+<li><a href="#constraint_names">5.4.2. Constraint Names</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
+<li><a href="#correlation_names">5.5. Correlation Names</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#explicit_correlation_names">5.5.1. Explicit Correlation 
Names</a></li>
+<li><a href="#implicit_correlation_names">5.5.2. Implicit Correlation 
Names</a></li>
+<li><a href="#examples_of_correlation_names">5.5.3. Examples of Correlation 
Names</a></li>
 </ul>
-</div>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>An in-memory LOB which is simple string data.</p>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>To insert a string literal, you need to provide <code>STRINGTOLOB('string 
literal expression')</code>.</p>
-</div>
+<li><a href="#database_objects">5.6. Database Objects</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#ownership">5.6.1. Ownership</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>An on-platform file (linux/hdfs file) containing binary or text data.</p>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>To insert an on-platform file, you need to provide <code>FILETOLOB('lob 
source file name')</code>.</p>
-</div>
+<li><a href="#database_object_names">5.7. Database Object Names</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#logical_names_for_sql_objects">5.7.1. Logical Names for SQL 
Objects</a></li>
+<li><a href="#sql_object_namespaces">5.7.2. SQL Object Namespaces</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>A user buffer of a specified length allocated in user space.</p>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>To insert a buffer, you need to provide the address and size of the 
buffer.</p>
-</div>
+<li><a href="#data_types">5.8. Data Types</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#comparable_and_compatible_data_types">5.8.1. Comparable and 
Compatible Data Types</a></li>
+<li><a href="#character_string_data_types">5.8.2. Character String Data 
Types</a></li>
+<li><a href="#datetime_data_types">5.8.3. Datetime Data Types</a></li>
+<li><a href="#interval_data_types">5.8.4. Interval Data Types</a></li>
+<li><a href="#numeric_data_types">5.8.5. Numeric Data Types</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>An external LOB.</p>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>When an external LOB is specified via <code>EXTERNALTOLOB('external lob 
source file name')</code>, the data associated with the external HDFS file is 
not transferred into the Trafodion LOB. Instead, Trafodion stores the file 
path/handle of the external file.</p>
-</div>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>For example, if you have a directory of pictures, you can specify the full 
hdfs path to each picture file to this function and the path will get stored in 
the Trafodion table. Later during retrieval, the file name will be used to go 
to the actual file to retrieve the data.</p>
-</div>
+<li><a href="#expressions">5.9. Expressions</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#character_value_expressions">5.9.1. Character Value 
Expressions</a></li>
+<li><a href="#datetime_value_expressions">5.9.2. Datetime Value 
Expressions</a></li>
+<li><a href="#interval_value_expressions">5.9.3. Interval Value 
Expressions</a></li>
+<li><a href="#numeric_value_expressions">5.9.4. Numeric Value 
Expressions</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
+<li><a href="#identifiers">5.10. Identifiers</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#regular_identifiers">5.10.1. Regular Identifiers</a></li>
+<li><a href="#delimited_identifiers">5.10.2. Delimited Identifiers</a></li>
+<li><a href="#case_insensitive_delimited_identifiers">5.10.3. Case-Insensitive 
Delimited Identifiers</a></li>
+<li><a href="#examples_of_identifiers">5.10.4. Examples of Identifiers</a></li>
 </ul>
-</div>
-</div>
-<div class="sect3">
-<h4 id="examples">3.3.4. Examples</h4>
-<div class="ulist">
-<ul>
-<li>
-<p>This example uses the <code>STRINGTOLOB</code> function that converts a 
simple string literal into LOB format before inserting.</p>
-<div class="listingblock">
-<div class="content">
-<pre class="CodeRay highlight"><code data-lang="text">INSERT INTO tlob1 
VALUES(1,stringtolob('inserted row'));</code></pre>
-</div>
-</div>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>This example uses the <code>FILETOLOB</code> function that converts data 
from a local file into LOB format, and stores all data into HDFS associated 
with that value.</p>
-<div class="listingblock">
-<div class="content">
-<pre class="CodeRay highlight"><code data-lang="text">INSERT INTO tlob130txt1 
VALUES(1,filetolob('lob_input_a1.txt'));</code></pre>
-</div>
-</div>
+<li><a href="#identity_column">5.11. Identity Column</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#syntax_description_of_identity_column">5.11.1. Syntax 
Description of Identity Column</a></li>
+<li><a href="#examples_of_identity_column">5.11.2. Examples of Identity 
Column</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>This example takes an int64 value as an input which is an address to a 
buffer and a size parameter. The buffer contents are converted to LOB format 
and stored in HDFS.</p>
-<div class="listingblock">
-<div class="content">
-<pre class="CodeRay highlight"><code data-lang="text">INSERT INTO tlob1 VALUES 
(1, buffertolob(LOCATION 124647474, SIZE 2048));</code></pre>
-</div>
-</div>
+<li><a href="#indexes">5.12. Indexes</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#sql_indexes">5.12.1. SQL Indexes</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>This example uses different functions to convert strings, files, external 
lob into LOB data. The EXTERNALTOLOB function takes an external file.</p>
-<div class="listingblock">
-<div class="content">
-<pre class="CodeRay highlight"><code data-lang="text">INSERT INTO tlob130ext 
VALUES(1, STRINGTOLOB('first lob'),
-FILETOLOB('hdfs:///lobs/lob_input_a1.txt'),
-EXTERNALTOLOB('hdfs:///lobs/lob_input_a1.txt'));</code></pre>
-</div>
-</div>
+<li><a href="#keys">5.13. Keys</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#clustering_keys">5.13.1. Clustering Keys</a></li>
+<li><a href="#syskey">5.13.2. SYSKEY</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index_keys">5.13.3. Index Keys</a></li>
+<li><a href="#primary_keys">5.13.4. Primary Keys</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>This example uses a parameter.</p>
-<div class="listingblock">
-<div class="content">
-<pre class="CodeRay highlight"><code data-lang="text">PREPARE S FROM INSERT 
INTO t130lob2 VALUES (1, ?);
-EXECUTE S USING 'fgfgfhfhfhfhhfhfhfhjfkkfkffllflflfll';</code></pre>
-</div>
-</div>
+<li><a href="#literals">5.14. Literals</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#character_string_literals">5.14.1. Character String 
Literals</a></li>
+<li><a href="#datetime_literals">5.14.2. Datetime Literals</a></li>
+<li><a href="#interval_literals">5.14.3. Interval Literals</a></li>
+<li><a href="#numeric_literals">5.14.4. Numeric Literals</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>This example uses the <code>EMPTY_BLOB</code> function to insert an empty 
lob and creates a dummy lob handle.</p>
-<div class="listingblock">
-<div class="content">
-<pre class="CodeRay highlight"><code data-lang="text">INSERT INTO t130lob2 
VALUES (1, empty_blob());</code></pre>
-</div>
-</div>
+<li><a href="#null">5.15. Null</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#using_null_versus_default_values">5.15.1. Using Null Versus 
Default Values</a></li>
+<li><a href="#defining_columns_that_allow_or_prohibit_null">5.15.2. Defining 
Columns That Allow or Prohibit Null</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
+<li><a href="#predicates">5.16. Predicates</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#between_predicate">5.16.1. BETWEEN Predicate</a></li>
+<li><a href="#comparison_predicates">5.16.2. Comparison Predicates</a></li>
+<li><a href="#exists_predicate">5.16.3. EXISTS Predicate</a></li>
+<li><a href="#in_predicate">5.16.4. IN Predicate</a></li>
+<li><a href="#like_predicate">5.16.5. LIKE Predicate</a></li>
+<li><a href="#regexp_predicate">5.16.6. REGEXP Predicate</a></li>
+<li><a href="#null_predicate">5.16.7. NULL Predicate</a></li>
+<li><a href="#quantified_comparison_predicates">5.16.8. Quantified Comparison 
Predicates</a></li>
 </ul>
-</div>
-</div>
-</div>
-<div class="sect2">
-<h3 
id="_inserting_into_a_sql_table_containing_lob_columns_using_select_clause">3.4.
 Inserting into a SQL Table Containing LOB Columns Using Select Clause</h3>
-<div class="sect3">
-<h4 id="syntax">3.4.1. Syntax</h4>
-<div class="listingblock">
-<div class="content">
-<pre class="CodeRay highlight"><code data-lang="text">INSERT INTO target-table 
[(target-col-list-expr)] SELECT [source-col-list-expr] FROM 
source-table</code></pre>
-</div>
-</div>
-<div class="listingblock">
-<div class="content">
-<pre class="CodeRay highlight"><code data-lang="text">target-col-list-expr is:
-target-colname[, target-colname]...
-
-target-colname is:
-lob-column-name                   |
-other-column-name
-
-source-col-list-expr is:
-source-colname[, source-colname]...
-
-source-colname is:
-hive varchar column name          |
-trafodion varchar column name     |
-trafodion char column name        |
-trafodion lob column name
-
-source-table is:
-hive table                        |
-trafodion table</code></pre>
-</div>
-</div>
-</div>
-<div class="sect3">
-<h4 id="semantics">3.4.2. semantics</h4>
-<div class="ulist">
-<ul>
-<li>
-<p><code><em>target-col-list-expr</em></code></p>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>names a single column or multiple columns enclosed in parentheses in the 
target table in which to insert values.</p>
-</div>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>The data type of each target column must be compatible with the data type 
of its corresponding source value.</p>
-</div>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>Within the list, each target column must have the same position as its 
associated source value.</p>
-</div>
-<div class="ulist">
-<ul>
-<li>
-<p><code><em>target-colname</em></code></p>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>is a SQL identifier that specifies a target column name.</p>
-</div>
 </li>
+<li><a href="#privileges">5.17. Privileges</a></li>
+<li><a href="#roles">5.18. Roles</a></li>
+<li><a href="#schemas">5.19. Schemas</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#creating_and_dropping_schemas">5.19.1. Creating and Dropping 
Schemas</a></li>
 </ul>
-</div>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p><code><em>source-col-list-expr</em></code></p>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>names a single column or multiple columns enclosed in parentheses in the 
source table from which to get values.</p>
-</div>
-<div class="ulist">
-<ul>
-<li>
-<p><code><em>source-colname</em></code></p>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>is a SQL identifier that specifies a source column name.</p>
-</div>
+<li><a href="#search_condition">5.20. Search Condition</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#considerations_for_search_condition">5.20.1. Considerations for 
Search Condition</a></li>
+<li><a href="#examples_of_search_condition">5.20.2. Examples of Search 
Condition</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
+<li><a href="#subquery">5.21. Subquery</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#select_form_of_a_subquery">5.21.1. SELECT Form of a 
Subquery</a></li>
+<li><a href="#using_subqueries_to_provide_comparison_values">5.21.2. Using 
Subqueries to Provide Comparison Values</a></li>
+<li><a href="#nested_subqueries_when_providing_comparison_values">5.21.3. 
Nested Subqueries When Providing Comparison Values</a></li>
+<li><a href="#correlated_subqueries_when_providing_comparison_values">5.21.4. 
Correlated Subqueries When Providing Comparison Values</a></li>
 </ul>
-</div>
 </li>
+<li><a href="#tables">5.22. Tables</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#base_tables_and_views">5.22.1. Base Tables and Views</a></li>
+<li><a href="#example_of_a_base_table">5.22.2. Example of a Base Table</a></li>
 </ul>
-</div>
-</div>
-<div class="sect3">
-<h4 id="considerations">3.4.3. Considerations</h4>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>When inserting from a source Trafodion table column into a target table, 
the source column subtype of the LOB column needs to match the target table 
column. That is, you cannot insert from an external LOB column into a regular 
LOB column in the target. They both need to be the same type.</p>
-</div>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>The source for the <strong>select clause</strong> can be any of the 
following:</p>
-</div>
-<div class="ulist">
-<ul>
-<li>
-<p>A source hive table column that is a hive varchar column</p>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>A source table column that is a Trafodion varchar, char and LOB column</p>
+<li><a href="#views">5.23. Views</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#sql_views">5.23.1. SQL Views</a></li>
+<li><a href="#example_of_a_view">5.23.2. Example of a View</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>A source table column that is also a LOB datatype.</p>
+</ul>
 </li>
+<li><a href="#sql_clauses">6. SQL Clauses</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel2">
+<li><a href="#default_clause">6.1. DEFAULT Clause</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#syntax_for_default_clause">6.1.1. Syntax for Default 
Clause</a></li>
+<li><a href="#examples_of_default">6.1.2. Examples of DEFAULT</a></li>
 </ul>
-</div>
-</div>
-<div class="sect3">
-<h4 id="examples">3.4.4. Examples</h4>
-<div class="ulist">
-<ul>
-<li>
-<p>This example inserts the first 10 rows of d_date_sk and d_date_id selected 
from the source hive table hive.hive.date_dim into the target table 
t130lob2.</p>
-<div class="listingblock">
-<div class="content">
-<pre class="CodeRay highlight"><code data-lang="text">INSERT INTO t130lob2 
SELECT [first 10] d_date_sk,d_date_id FROM hive.hive.date_dim;</code></pre>
-</div>
-</div>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>This example inserts the c1 and c2 selected from the source Trafodion table 
t130var into the c1 and c2 of the target table t130lob2.</p>
-<div class="listingblock">
-<div class="content">
-<pre class="CodeRay highlight"><code data-lang="text">INSERT INTO 
t130lob2(c1,c2) SELECT c1,c2 FROM t130var;</code></pre>
-</div>
-</div>
+<li><a href="#format_clause">6.2. FORMAT Clause</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#considerations_for_date_formats">6.2.1. Considerations for Date 
Formats</a></li>
+<li><a href="#examples_of_format">6.2.2. Examples of FORMAT</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>This example inserts the c1 and c2 selected from the source Trafodion table 
t130char into the c1 and c2 of the target table t130lob2.</p>
-<div class="listingblock">
-<div class="content">
-<pre class="CodeRay highlight"><code data-lang="text">INSERT INTO 
t130lob2(c1,c2) SELECT c1,c2 FROM t130char;</code></pre>
-</div>
-</div>
+<li><a href="#sample_clause">6.3. SAMPLE Clause</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#considerations_for_sample">6.3.1. Considerations for 
SAMPLE</a></li>
+<li><a href="#examples_of_sample">6.3.2. Examples of SAMPLE</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>This example inserts the c1, c2 and c3 selected from the source Trafodion 
table t130lob2 into the target table t130lob3, and then shows the result.</p>
-<div class="listingblock">
-<div class="content">
-<pre class="CodeRay highlight"><code data-lang="text">INSERT INTO t130lob3 
SELECT c1,c2,c3 FROM t130lob2;
-SELECT c1,lobtostring(c2,100),lobtostring(c3,100) FROM t130lob3;</code></pre>
-</div>
-</div>
+<li><a href="#sequence_by_clause">6.4. SEQUENCE BY Clause</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#considerations_for_sequence_by">6.4.1. Considerations for 
SEQUENCE BY</a></li>
+<li><a href="#examples_of_sequence_by">6.4.2. Examples of SEQUENCE BY</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
+<li><a href="#transpose_clause">6.5. TRANSPOSE Clause</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#considerations_for_transpose">6.5.1. Considerations for 
TRANSPOSE</a></li>
+<li><a href="#examples_of_transpose">6.5.2. Examples of TRANSPOSE</a></li>
 </ul>
-</div>
-</div>
-</div>
-<div class="sect2">
-<h3 id="_updating_a_sql_table_containing_lob_columns">3.5. Updating a SQL 
Table Containing LOB Columns</h3>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>The source for updating a LOB can be divided into 2 groups:</p>
-</div>
-<div class="ulist">
-<ul>
-<li>
-<p>Update using parameters/functions</p>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>Update using LOB handle</p>
+</ul>
 </li>
+<li><a href="#sql_functions_and_expressions">7. SQL Functions and 
Expressions</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel2">
+<li><a href="#standard_normalization">7.1. Standard Normalization</a></li>
+<li><a href="#_aggregate_set_functions">7.2. Aggregate (Set) Functions</a></li>
+<li><a href="#character_string_functions">7.3. Character String 
Functions</a></li>
+<li><a href="#datetime_functions">7.4. Datetime Functions</a></li>
+<li><a href="#mathematical_functions">7.5. Mathematical Functions</a></li>
+<li><a href="#encryption_functions">7.6. Encryption Functions</a></li>
+<li><a href="#sequence_functions">7.7. Sequence Functions</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#difference_sequence_functions">7.7.1. Difference sequence 
functions</a></li>
+<li><a href="#moving_sequence_functions">7.7.2. Moving sequence 
functions</a></li>
+<li><a href="#running_sequence_functions">7.7.3. Running sequence 
functions</a></li>
+<li><a href="#other_sequence_functions">7.7.4. Other sequence 
functions</a></li>
 </ul>
-</div>
-<div class="sect3">
-<h4 id="_updating_using_parameters_functions">3.5.1. Updating Using 
Parameters/Functions</h4>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>The following parameters/functions can be used to update.</p>
-</div>
-<div class="ulist">
-<ul>
-<li>
-<p>A parameter</p>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p><code>EMPTY_BLOB</code> or <code>EMPTY_CLOB</code></p>
+<li><a href="#other_functions_and_expressions">7.8. Other Functions and 
Expressions</a></li>
+<li><a href="#abs_function">7.9. ABS Function</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#examples_of_abs">7.9.1. Examples of ABS</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>An in-memory lob which is a simple string data</p>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>To insert this string, a literal needs to be provided</p>
-</div>
+<li><a href="#acos_function">7.10. ACOS Function</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#examples_of_acos">7.10.1. Examples of ACOS</a></li>
+<li><a href="#add_months_function">7.10.2. ADD_MONTHS Function</a></li>
+<li><a href="#examples_of_add_months">7.10.3. Examples of ADD_MONTHS</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>An on-platform file (linux/hdfs file) containing text or binary data</p>
+<li><a href="#ascii_function">7.11. ASCII Function</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#considerations_for_ascii">7.11.1. Considerations For 
ASCII</a></li>
+<li><a href="#examples_of_ascii">7.11.2. Examples of ASCII</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>A user buffer of a specified length allocated in user space</p>
+<li><a href="#asin_function">7.12. ASIN Function</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#considerations_for_ascii">7.12.1. Considerations for 
ASCII</a></li>
+<li><a href="#examples_of_ascii">7.12.2. Examples of ASCII</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>An external LOB file in HDFS</p>
+<li><a href="#asin_function">7.13. ASIN Function</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#examples_of_asin">7.13.1. Examples of ASIN</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
+<li><a href="#atan_function">7.14. ATAN Function</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#examples_of_atan">7.14.1. Examples of ATAN</a></li>
 </ul>
-</div>
-<div class="sect4">
-<h5 id="syntax">Syntax</h5>
-<div class="listingblock">
-<div class="content">
-<pre class="CodeRay highlight"><code data-lang="text">UPDATE table-name 
{set-clause-type1 | set-clause-type2}</code></pre>
-</div>
-</div>
-<div class="listingblock">
-<div class="content">
-<pre class="CodeRay highlight"><code data-lang="text">set-clause-type1 is:
-SET set-clause[, set-clause ]..
-
-set-clause is:
-lob_column-name = {lob_query-expr}
-
-lob_query-expr is:
-NULL | ?                                                                       
         |
-EMPTY_BLOB()                                                                   
         |
-EMPTY_CLOB()                                                                   
         |
-STRINGTOLOB('string literal expression'[, APPEND])                             
         |
-FILETOLOB('lob source file name'[, APPEND])                                    
         |
-BUFFERTOLOB(LOCATION lob source buffer address, LENGTH lob length value[, 
APPEND])      |
-EXTERNALTOLOB('external lob source file name'[, APPEND])
-
-lob source file name is:
-hdfs:///{local hdfs file name}      |
-{local linux file name}             |
-{file:///linux file name}
-
-external lob source file name is:
-hdfs:///{local hdfs file name}</code></pre>
-</div>
-</div>
-</div>
-<div class="sect4">
-<h5 id="semantics">Semantics</h5>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>For more information, see Semantics in <a href="#inserting into a sql table 
containing lob columns">Inserting into a SQL Table Containing LOB 
Columns</a>.</p>
-</div>
-</div>
-<div class="sect4">
-<h5 id="examples">Examples</h5>
-<div class="ulist">
-<ul>
-<li>
-<p>In the table tlob1where c1 is 3, updates (appends) the value of c2 to 
lob_update.txt.</p>
-<div class="listingblock">
-<div class="content">
-<pre class="CodeRay highlight"><code data-lang="text">UPDATE tlob1 SET 
c2=filetolob('lob_update.txt', append) WHERE c1 = 3;</code></pre>
-</div>
-</div>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>In the table tlob1, updates (overwrites) the value of c2 to anoush.jpg.</p>
-<div class="listingblock">
-<div class="content">
-<pre class="CodeRay highlight"><code data-lang="text">UPDATE tlob1 SET 
c2=filetolob('anoush.jpg');</code></pre>
-</div>
-</div>
+<li><a href="#atan2_function">7.15. ATAN2 Function</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#examples_of_atan2">7.15.1. Examples of ATAN2</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>In the table tlob1 where c1 is 3, updates (appends) the value of c2 to 
lob_update.txt stored in hdfs:///lobs/.</p>
-<div class="listingblock">
-<div class="content">
-<pre class="CodeRay highlight"><code data-lang="text">UPDATE tlob1 SET 
c2=filetolob('hdfs:///lobs/lob_update.txt', append) WHERE c1 = 3;</code></pre>
-</div>
-</div>
+<li><a href="#authname_function">7.16. AUTHNAME Function</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#considerations_for_authname">7.16.1. Considerations for 
AUTHNAME</a></li>
+<li><a href="#examples_of_authname">7.16.2. Examples of AUTHNAME</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>In the table tlob1, updates (overwrites) the value of c2 to the buffer 
location at 1254674 with 4000-byte length.</p>
-<div class="listingblock">
-<div class="content">
-<pre class="CodeRay highlight"><code data-lang="text">UPDATE tlob1 SET 
c2=buffertolob(LOCATION 12546474, SIZE 4000);</code></pre>
-</div>
-</div>
+<li><a href="#avg_function">7.17. AVG Function</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#considerations_for_avg">7.17.1. Considerations for AVG</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>In the table tlob130ext where c1 is 2, updates (overwrites) the value of c4 
to lob_input_d1.txt stored in hdfs:///lobs/.</p>
-<div class="listingblock">
-<div class="content">
-<pre class="CodeRay highlight"><code data-lang="text">UPDATE tlob130ext SET 
c4=externaltolob('hdfs:///lobs/lob_input_d1.txt') WHERE c1=2;</code></pre>
-</div>
-</div>
+<li><a href="#bitand_function">7.18. BITAND Function</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#considerations_for_bitand">7.18.1. Considerations for 
BITAND</a></li>
+<li><a href="#examples_of_bitand">7.18.2. Examples of BITAND</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>In the table t130lob2 where c1 is 1, updates (overwrites) value of the c2 
to xyxyxyxyxyxyx.</p>
-<div class="listingblock">
-<div class="content">
-<pre class="CodeRay highlight"><code data-lang="text">PREPARE S FROM UPDATE 
t130lob2 SET c2=? WHERE c1 =1;
-EXECUTE S USING 'xyxyxyxyxyxyx';</code></pre>
-</div>
-</div>
+<li><a href="#case_expression">7.19. CASE (Conditional) Expression</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#considerations_for_case">7.19.1. Considerations for CASE</a></li>
+<li><a href="#examples_of_case">7.19.2. Examples of CASE</a></li>
+</ul>
 </li>
+<li><a href="#cast_expression">7.20. CAST Expression</a>
+<ul class="sectlevel3">
+<li><a href="#considerations_for_cast">7.20.1. Considerations for CAST</a></li>
+<li><a href="#examples_of_cast">7.20.2. Examples of CAST</a></li>
 </ul>
-</div>
-</div>
-</div>
-<div class="sect3">
-<h4 id="_updating_using_lob_handle">3.5.2. Updating Using Lob Handle</h4>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>A LOB handle is specified to the update (similar to extract).</p>
-</div>
-<div class="sect4">
-<h5 id="syntax">Syntax</h5>
-<div class="listingblock">
-<div class="content">
-<pre class="CodeRay highlight"><code data-lang="text">UPDATE LOB (LOB 'lob 
handle', lob update expression)</code></pre>
-</div>
-</div>
-<div class="listingblock">
-<div class="content">
-<pre class="CodeRay highlight"><code data-lang="text">lob update expression is:
-LOCATION lob source buffer address, LENGTH lob length value [, APPEND])      |
-EMPTY_BLOB()                                                                 |
-EMPTY_CLOB()</code></pre>
-</div>
-</div>
-<div class="paragraph">
-<p>For more information about examples, see <a 
href="http://trafodion.incubator.apache.org/docs/jdbct4ref_guide/index.html";><strong>Trafodion
 JDBC Type 4 Programmer’s Reference Guide</strong></a>.</p>
-</div>
-</div>
-</div>
-<div class="sect3">
-<h4 id="considerations">3.5.3. Considerations</h4>
-<div class="ulist">
-<ul>
-<li>
-<p>The keyword <code>APPEND</code> can be used to append to lob data that may 
already exist in a LOB column. If it is not specified, the data is 
overwritten.</p>
 </li>
-<li>
-<p>When a LOB column is updated or overwritten, a new section is written into 
the LOB data file. The old section remains in HDFS but w

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