SAP ABAP Data Element DB2WP4NPAG (NPAGES threshold for index scan)
Hierarchy
☛ SAP_BASIS (Software Component) SAP Basis Component
   ⤷ BC-DB-DB2 (Application Component) DB2 for z/OS
     ⤷ STU3 (Package) Development Class for Database Monitor
Basic Data
Data Element DB2WP4NPAG
Short Description NPAGES threshold for index scan  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type DB2INT4U    
Data Type INT4   4-byte integer, integer number with sign 
Length 10    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 10    
Value Table      
Further Characteristics
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No Input History    
Basic direction is set to LTR    
No BIDI Filtering    
Field Label
  Length  Field Label  
Short 0   
Medium 16 NPAGES threshold 
Long 31 NPAGES threshold for index scan 
Heading 0   
Documentation

Definition

The value is input to the access path selection process. Should NPAGES for a given table be less than the value, an index access will be preferred over tablespace scan.

ZPARM name: NPGTHRSH in DSN6SPRM.

History
Last changed by/on SAP  20070813 
SAP Release Created in 710