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Micro Focus Enterprise Developer 3.0 for Visual Studio 2013 > Programming > Mainframe Programming > HCO for SQL Server (HCOSS) > Reference > User Interface Reference > Manage Connections > DB2 Connection tab

DB2 Connection tab

Data Source Name
Type a name for this connection.
User ID
Type the user ID you want to use for your DB2 database login.
Password
Type the password you want to use for your DB2 database login.
Allow Saving ADO.NET Connection Password
Set HCOSS to remember your ADO.NET password. When unchecked, the system prompts you for a password each time you connect from other HCOSS tools.
Network Address
The IP address used on your network to connect to your mainframe DB2 database.
Network Port
The port number used to access your mainframe DB2 database.
Initial Catalog
The name of the catalog used by your DB2 database.
Package Collection
The name of the package collection your DB2 database connection uses to talk to mainframe DB2.
Test
Verify that the information you have specified on this tab is sufficient to create a working DB2 database connection.
Save
Create a DB2 ADO.NET connection based on the information you have specified on this tab.
Parent topic: Manage Connections
Related concepts
Manage Connections Tool
Related tasks
To create a DB2 connection
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