
Storing and retrieving XML documents
DB2 XML Extender is an end-to-end solution for storing and retrieving XML documents.
DB2 XML Extender provides data types that let you store XML documents in DB2 databases, and user-defined functions and stored procedures that assist you in working with these structured documents. For e-business, you can use DB2 XML Extender to leverage your critical enterprise information in DB2 databases to enagage in business-to-business solutions using XML-based interchange formats.
The retrieval functions enable you to retrieve either the entire XML document or individual elements or attibutes. With DB2 XML Extender, you can choose to store XML documents as: