QMF

QMF, short for Query Management Facility, is a family of database query and reporting tools associated with IBM DB2 environments. It provides an interactive SQL editor, result set display, data browsing, and reporting capabilities; options to design reports, schedule distribution, and export data. It supports multiple DB2 platforms and other databases via adapters. It can run as a client-server or web-based application and stores metadata for reusable queries. It integrates with user security and auditing features of the DB2 environment. It is used for ad hoc data analysis, operational reporting, and data extraction for business intelligence workflows.

Historically developed by IBM and later maintained within IBM's analytics portfolio, QMF has evolved as IBM expanded Cognos Analytics and other BI offerings. In some deployments, features of QMF have been augmented or replaced by newer tools, though QMF remains in use in legacy and specialized environments where DB2-centric querying is foundational. The product family has included variants targeted at different platforms, such as mainframe and midrange environments, and has supported a range of connectivity options to integrate with data sources and BI workflows.

QMF is typically deployed to empower business users and analysts to perform self-service data exploration, create reusable queries, and generate reports and basic visualizations without extensive programming. It complements broader data governance and security frameworks by leveraging the underlying DB2 authorization and auditing models.