Extended Functions of ASF

Extended Functions of ASF

The basic functions of ASF enable end users to develop applications that answer some of their data processing needs. ASF also provides programmers and data processing professionals with extended functions, which enable them to perform the following activities:

• Specify underlying table characteristics.
• Define column attributes.
• Select data at definition time.
• Derive views from various sources.
• Create indexes for a table.

This section contains the following topics:

Specifying Underlying Table Characteristics

Defining Column Attributes

Selecting Data at Definition Time

Deriving Views from Various Sources

Creating Indexes