This free IBM Certification Exam 735 tutorial introduces DB2 SQL procedures for version 9.5. We will go over the basics of stored procedures, the difference between external procedures and stored procedures, and the advantage of stored procedures. The tutorial will discuss different types of SQL procedure statements, and show how to share and invoke nested store procedures as well as how to test, deploy and secure SQL procedures. This is part two in a six part tutorial series to prepare you for the IBM Certification Exam 735 for DB2 9.5 Database Developer.