DB2 Bind Option ACQUIRE – The Real Purpose

The ACQUIRE bind option specifies that resources for the packages in the plan are to be acquired when the application first accesses them.

  1. ACQUIRE ( USE )/( ALLOCATE )  ==> Deprecated

ACQUIRE Option

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This behaviour is the default, regardless of whether you specify ACQUIRE(USE), ACQUIRE(ALLOCATE), which has been deprecated, or neither option.

The ACQUIRE option does not affect page, row, LOB or XML locks.

(USE)
Acquires table space locks only when the application program first uses them.
(ALLOCATE)
This option has no effect. ALLOCATE is deprecated. If you specify ACQUIRE(ALLOCATE) DB2® issues a warning and uses ACQUIRE(USE).

Process Default value

BIND PLAN:  USE
BIND PACKAGE:  N/A
REBIND PLAN :USE
REBIND PACKAGE: N/A

There is no ACQUIRE option for packages. A package always acquires resources when it first uses them, as if you specified ACQUIRE(USE).

Ref: IBM

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