Progress continues being committed to improving the Database Administrator's (DBA) experience through OpenEdge database enhancements.

Help for database utilities

OpenEdge database utilities have subcommands and options that result in hundreds of syntax combinations. Misspelling or omitting a parameter may cause unexpected results or frustrating delays in order to look up the correct syntax.

Several OpenEdge database utilities now provide a help option that displays utility syntax at the command prompt. The -help option allows you to check syntax for the subcommands and subutilities at the command line, instead of stopping to look up the syntax on the content portal or in printed documentation. You can even save the command output and search on it.

For more information, see Showing syntax help for database utilities in Manage the OpenEdge Database.

Advanced options in the PROMON utility

The PROMON utility offers a new screen for developers and Database Administrators. The submenus of Advanced R&D list database information that is helpful for monitoring and analyzing performance.

For more information, see PROMON R&D Advanced Options in Manage the OpenEdge Database.

In addition to these features, the OpenEdge database continues to enhance support for continuous operation.

For more information, see Continuous operations in this document.