Syntax options: CONSTRAINT_MODE=IMMEDIATE CONSTRAINT_MODE=DEFERRED CONSTRAINT_MODE=ON CONSTRAINT_MODE=OFF You can optionally specify either the CONSTRAINT_MODE=IMMEDIATE or CONSTRAINT_MODE=DEFERRED qualifier on the SQL module language command line to set the default constraint evaluation mode for commit-time constraints. (This qualifier does not affect the evaluation of verb-time constraints.) The default is DEFERRED; that is, commit-time constraints are evaluated at commit time. Setting constraints ON causes each of the affected constraints to be evaluated immediately, as well as at the end of each statement, until the SET ALL CONSTRAINTS OFF statement is issued or until the transaction completes with a commit or rollback operation. The SET ALL CONSTRAINTS statement overrides the CONSTRAINT_ MODE=IMMEDIATE or the CONSTRAINT_MODE=DEFERRED qualifier. SQL users who require ANSI-standard SQL compatibility should set constraints IMMEDIATE. The default (CONSTRAINT_MODE=DEFERRED) is acceptable for most other users. You can use the ON keyword instead of IMMEDIATE and the OFF keyword instead of DEFERRED.