This topic shows how to reorganize a table using iSeries™ Navigator and shows the options that you can specify on the Reorganize window.
Reorganizing a table restores the table to its ideal physical organization. The ideal organization for a database table is for its rows to be laid out on pages, ordered by their key values in some frequently used index. You can reorganize a table by compressing out deleted records, by table key, or by a selected index.
To reorganize a table using iSeries Navigator, follow these steps:
If you do not specify that the reorganize operation can be suspended, the table will be allocated exclusively for the duration of the reorganize operation and can only be suspended by ending the job immediately.