Creating a library

A library is a system object that serves as a directory to other objects. A library groups related objects and allows you to find objects by name. To create a library, use System i® Navigator or the Create Library (CRTLIB) command.

The system-recognized identifier for the object type is *LIB. Before you can create a database file, you must create a library to store it. You can create a library in the following ways:

You can use System i Navigator to create a library (in SQL, called a schema).
You can use the Create Library (CRTLIB) command to create the library.

When creating a library, you can specify the auxiliary storage pool (ASP) where the library is to be stored. This allows you to create multiple, separate databases.