Adding a Database Using a Pro®le

A pro®le contains information about instances and databases on a system, and databases within each instance. For information on pro®les, see ªCreating and Using Pro®lesº on page 112.

If your administrator provided you with a pro®le, perform the following steps:

Step 1. Select the Use an access pro®le radio button and click on the Next push button.

Step 2. Click on the ... push button and select a pro®le.

Step 3. You are presented with a list of systems, instances, and databases. Select the database that you want to add to your system.

Step 4. Select the type of connection that you want to make to the host or AS/400 database:

vTo make a connection through a DB2 Connect gateway, select the Connect to the server via the gateway radio button.

vTo make a direct connection, select the Connect directly to the server radio button.

Step 5. Click on the Next push button.

Step 6. Enter a local database alias name in the Database alias ®eld and add a comment that describes this database in the Comment ®eld. Click on the Next push button.

If you do not specify a database alias name, the default will be the same as the remote database alias name.

Step 7. Register this database as an ODBC data source.

If you are not planning to use ODBC, click on the Done push button and go to the next step.

a.Ensure that the Register this database for ODBC check box is selected.

b.Select the radio button that describes how you would like to register this database:

vIf you would like all users on your system to have access to this data source, select the As a system data source radio button.

vIf you would like only the current user to have access to this data source, select the As a user data source radio button.

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