Optional.
Specifies the name of an Alternate Collating Table to be used when sequencing the records for retrieval on a Keyed table.
Warning
- At Table Creation time, you must have operational rights to the Alternate Collating Table. Alternate Collating sequences are not valid for key columns with a data type of decimal as it causes zoned key columns to default to unsigned sequence.
Platform Considerations
- IBM i: This table attribute applies to IBM i databases only.
- IBM i: The Alternate Collating Table name, if specified, is not validated to determine if it actually exists.
- IBM i: When attempting to use any table that has been created with an Alternate Collating Table, the library list is used to locate the Table.