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title: "Top DB2 Load Utility Interview Questions"
description: "Load utility in DB2, to load bulk data, very popular. The questions given in this post are useful for interviews."
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date: 2019-01-15
modified: 2022-11-25
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# Top DB2 Load Utility Interview Questions

DB2 Load utility most people think that it is the Admin task. But it is a developer task too. Load utility highly useful when the volume of data is more.

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## **Top Interview Questions**

INSERT and Import gives better performance. **Access Control to Load Utility**. You need these two accesses:

- SYSADM
- DBADM

**SQL State Error 5U014 **

During Load operation, if there are any protected columns, you will get 5U014 error. So you need[](https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/understanding-db2-9/0131345907/ch06.html)**[LBAC access](https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/understanding-db2-9/0131345907/ch06.html)**to your session id.

### **Types of Storage in DB2**

Storage in Db2 Explained

#### **The Important Modes on Load Utility**

1. INSERT
2. REPLACE
3. RESTART
4. TERMINATE

INSERT

- The INSERT mode, just append the new rows in the Table. It will not DELETE any rows.

Related[How to Understand DB2 Load Vs Import](https://srinimf.com/2015/12/15/want-to-know-more-about-import-load-and-special-register-in-db2/)

REPLACE

- It DELETEs all the rows, and inserts new rows in Table. The definition of Table and Indexes will not be changed.
- ** One of the best interview question

RESTART

- It restarts from the previously committed point. That means, where it stopped previously.

TERMINATE

- The Terminate mode is little tricky. It Terminates till the point where it initially started.
- It brings all the objects and indexes to normal.
- The LOAD TERMINATE issues on LOAD REPLACE, then it keeps in a state that, Table data truncates. That means, you can see empty Tables.
- The LOAD TERMINATE will not remove backup pending state.
- The LOAD TERMINATE issues on LOAD INSERT, The Table will retain all its original rows. That means the Table will be as before when you start LOAD INSERT.

DEFFERRED

- It means the indexes will not build during a load operation. But, these can be build using REBUILD mode.

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