In this and the sections that follow, we explain the ACT and ODBC commands for installing and removing files and SQL-MapReduce functions. In this discussion, we refer to a file or function as local when it resides on your local file system, and as remote when it resides in an Aster instance.
To install SQL-MapReduce functions, Stream functions, and other files, use the \install command in ACT and the INSTALL FILE command in ODBC. For an example that shows how to install a function, see Install and Use a Sample Function.
\install and related tools do not allow you to manage Aster-supplied functions such as STREAM. STREAM and other system functions cannot be managed by anyone (including the database administrator).