Functions and stored procedures

The i2 Analyze deletion-by-rule functions depend upon a set of standard functions and stored procedures. You can use these routines to manage deletion rules and create deletion jobs.

The available functions and procedures are described in the following table. An asterisk indicates a mandatory parameter.

Note: DB2 and SQL Server use stored procedures that you execute with CALL or EXEC. PostgreSQL uses functions that you execute with SELECT.

Table 1. Deletion by rule: Functions and stored procedures
Function/Procedure	Parameters	Description
IS_Public.Automate_Deletion_Rule	RULE_NAME*	Set automated to Y for the named rule to be included in the scheduled automatic creation of deletion jobs. Deletion-by-rule jobs are placed in the queue of deletion jobs to be run in sequence.
IS_Public.Create_Deletion_Rule	RULE_NAME* VIEW_NAME* CONDITIONS*	Convert the SQL conditions and named view to a rule that is ready for deletion job creation. CAUTION: When a job is created from a rule that has an empty value for the conditions parameter, it deletes every record in the view.
IS_Public.Delete_Deletion_Rule	RULE_NAME*	Delete the named rule.
IS_Public.Disable_Deletion_Rule	RULE_NAME*	Set the automated parameter to N for the rule to be excluded from the scheduled automatic creation of deletion jobs. The rule can be used for manual deletion only.
IS_Public.Create_Deletion_Job	RULE_NAME*	Create a deletion job that is based on the named rule. This procedure can be run for the rule when the value of automated is Y or N. The deletion-by-rule job is placed in the queue of deletion jobs to be run.
IS_Public.Update_Deletion_Rule	RULE_NAME* VIEW_NAME* CONDITIONS*	Update the named rule by revising the original VIEW_NAME or CONDITIONS.
IS_Public.Update_Deletion_Schedule Not available with PostgreSQL	SCHEDULE*	Update the job creation schedule. For more information about the schedule format, see Changing the automated job creation schedule.
IS_Public.Validate_Deletion_Rule	RULE_NAME*	Report on the SQL Results tab any SQL errors that are found associated with the SQL conditions of the named rule. The report contains results by MESSAGE, SQLCODE, and SQLSTATE values.