Note: 
By default, XDB Server creates locations that are compatible with DB2 Version 6, 7 or 8.
 
 
Invocation
ALTER LOCATION is an executable command that can be issued interactively, embedded in a host language or dynamically prepared.
 
Authorization
To execute the ALTER LOCATION command, users must have INSTALL or SYSADM privileges.
 
Syntax
ALTER LOCATION location-name TO {VERSION {V41 | V51 | V60 | V71 | V80} | SORT SEQUENCE language-name EBCDIC} 
 
Parameters:
| 
location-name
 | 
 Identifies the location to be converted. 
- swedish 
 
- classic
 
-  dutch
 
-  french
 
-  spanish
 
-  italian
 
-  uk
 
-  danish
 
-  norwegian
 
-  finnish
 
-  german
 
-  austrian
 
-  portuguese
 
-  us
 
-  international
 
-  turkish
 
 
 | 
 
 
 
Example:
alter location jbl to sort sequence german ebcdic;
 
 
Description
You can use most DB2 Version 7.0 and Version 8.0 features without converting your existing XDB Server locations. However, you cannot use new DDL-related features without upgrading. Once you convert a location to DB2 Version 7.0 and Version 8.0 compatibility, you cannot use it with an earlier version of the XDB Server.