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Use SELECT DISTINCT ..... in DB2 query

The DISTINCT keyword can be used to return only distinct (different) values.

Syntax:

     SELECT DISTINCT column1,column2

      FROM table_name;

A prompt box allows the user to enter input by providing a text box.

There are many algorithms that can be used to analyze the database to check the maintenance of all the data sets that are already present. The different types of cluster models include as follows:

- Connectivity models: these are the models that connect one cluster to another cluster. This includes the example of hierarchical clustering that is based on the distance connectivity of one model to another model. 

- Centroid models: these are the models that are used to find the clusters using the single mean vector. It includes the example of k-means algorithm.

- Distribution models: it includes the specification of the models that are statistically distributed for example multivariate normal distribution model.

- Density models: deals with the clusters that are densely connected with one another in the regions having the data space. 

- Group models: specifies the model that doesn’t provide the refined model for the output and just gives the grouping information

Star schema: A highly de-normalized technique. A star schema has one fact table and is associated with numerous dimensions table and depicts a star.

Snow flake schema: The normalized principles applied star schema is known as Snow flake schema. Every dimension table is associated with sub dimension table.

Differences:

- A dimension table will not have parent table in star schema, whereas snow flake schemas have one or more parent tables.

- The dimensional table itself consists of hierarchies of dimensions in star schema, where as hierarchies are split into different tables in snow flake schema. The drilling down data from top most hierarchies to the lowermost hierarchies can be done.

LSMW is widely used by EDI programmers. EDI Programmers connect the SAP system to Non SAP system. During this Data migration is a necessity. When data migrates from source to destination the destination code is differrent from the source code. So what LSMW does is 

* Converts the data in to batch files

* Then converts the batch files in to source code batch files 

* And then mirgates data. Standard Interfaces like BAPI or Idoc are used in this process.

In Visual Basic, the basic syntax of a LINQ query starts with the From clause and ends with the Select or Group By clause. In addition, you can use the Where, Order By, and Order By Descending clauses to perform additional functions, such as filtering data and generating the data in a specific order.

In C#, the basic syntax of a LINQ query starts with the From clause and ends with the Select or group by clause. In addition, you can use the where, orderby, and Orderby descending clauses to perform additional functions, such as filtering data and generating the data in a specific order.

The XML DOM (document object model) is used the access and management of xml. It is a platform that is language neutral and allows a program or a script to dynamically access a document. It also allows the updation of content as well as the structure and style of the document. It is responsible for the defining of the object and properties of all xml elements as well as to define the methods for their access. There are various methods that can be used in xml dom such as:

- getElementsByTagName: used to call a specific user defined tag.

- setAttribute: used to change the value of an existing attribute.

- appendChild: used to add a child node to another node.

- Web browser functions are to provide the resources or information to the user when asked by them. 

- It processes the user inputs in the form of URL like https://www.google.com in the browser and allows the access to that page. 

- URL is used to identify the resources and fetch them from the server and displays it to the client. 

- It allows the user to interact with the web pages and dynamic content like surveys, forms, etc. 

- It also allows the user to navigate through the complete web page and see its source code in the HTML format. 

- It provides security to the data and the resources that are available on the web that is by using the secure methods.