SYSIBM.SYSDUMMY1 is EBCDIC table, provided by DB2. The purpose is to get Current Date, Current Time etc. form this Table.
Example
DB2 SELECT 2+3 FROM SYSIBM.SYSDUMMY1
Output:
1 ---- 5
1 record(s) selected.
DB2 SELECT CURRENT DATE FROM SYSIBM.SYSDUMMY1
Output:
1 ---------- 05/04/2011
1 record(s) selected.
DB2 SELECT CURRENT TIMESTAMP FROM SYSIBM.SYSDUMMY1
Output:
1 -------------------------- 2011-05-04-10.29.10.754000 1 record(s) selected.
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