How to do SQL select top N … in AS400

Question

How do you perform a

Select top N * from as400table

type query against an as400/db2 database

Answer 1

It's an old thread, thought I would contribute

Consider using RANK() OVER() for the top n balances?

WITH RANK_TBL AS
        (SELECT FIELD1 AS "ENDING BALANCE",
         RANK() OVER(ORDER BY FIELD1 DESC) AS "RANK NUMBER"
         FROM LIBRARY/TABLE)
SELECT *
FROM RANK_TBL
WHERE "RANK NUMBER" < 6