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The RELEASE statement (release_statement) terminates a user transaction and database session.

Structure

Syntax Syntax

  1. <release_statement> ::=
  COMMIT [WORK] RELEASE
| ROLLBACK [WORK] RELEASE
End of the code.
Explanation

Ending a session using a RELEASE statement implicitly deletes all result tables, the data stored in temporary base tables, and the metadata of these tables.

COMMIT [WORK] RELEASE

The current transaction is aborted without opening a new one. The user session is ended.

If the database system has to reverse the current transaction implicitly, COMMIT WORK RELEASE fails, and a new transaction is opened. The user session is not ended in this case.

ROLLBACK [WORK] RELEASE

The current transaction is aborted without opening a new one. Any database modifications performed during the current transaction are undone. The user session is ended. ROLLBACK WORK RELEASE has the same effect as the ROLLBACK statement followed by COMMIT WORK RELEASE.

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