Describes how to install and configure . Includes a self-study tutorial for users new to Derby and a quick-start guide for experienced JDBC users. This guide introduces the dblook, ij, and sysinfo tools, and the libraries and scripts that are included with .

Describes the functionality and features of common to all deployments, such as 's JDBC and SQL specifics, deploying applications, working with properties, and other advanced features.

Documents the implementation of the SQL language in . This guide provides reference information about the JDBC and JTA implementations, keywords, system tables, properties, and SQLExceptions in .

Describes how to configure the security of a application.

Offers performance tips, an in-depth discussion of performance, and information about the optimizer.

Describes how to use the tools such as dblook, ij, and sysinfo.

Part One of this guide discusses configuring servers, how to program client applications, and database administration. These tasks are independent of any server framework but are unique to multi-user or large systems.

Part Two of this guide discusses administrative tasks such as backing up and restoring databases, importing and exporting data, storing Java code in the database, and debugging deadlocks.

API Reference

An API Reference that is automatically generated for all public classes. No reference is provided for the JDBC API, which is part of the Java Platform, Standard Edition. For more information about the classes in the API, see the .

You can access the manuals and API Reference from the Apache Derby: Documentation page on the Apache Derby Web site. The product documentation is also installed with . The manuals are installed in the docs subdirectory and the API Reference is installed in the javadoc subdirectory.