Attention: This feature is in Early Adopter Product (EAP) release status. We will continue the development of additional features and
provide additional interfaces via patch updates and future releases. Please contact
Micro Focus SupportLine if you require further clarification.
Note: We recommend that you use a connection string to connect to Db2 databases; that is, using the
connect attribute within
MFDBFH.cfg.
Use the following steps if you are not using connection strings, but instead creating ODBC data sources to access datastore
databases.
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Open the ODBC Data Source Administrator.
Tip: On most newer Windows versions, click the Start Menu button, type
ODBC, and then select the appropriate desktop app.
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On the
ODBC Data Source Administrator dialog box, select the
System DSN tab.
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Add a new data source for each required datastore:
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Click
Add.
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Select the appropriate ODBC driver for your database (for example,
IBM DB2 ODBC Driver is a common one for Db2), and click
Finish.
The
ODBC IBM DB2 Driver - Add wizard appears.
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Enter a name and description for the data source.
Note: The data source name must be 8 characters or less.
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Click
OK.
The ODBC Data Source Administrator appears again.
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Repeat these sub-steps for each additional datastore you require.
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Click
OK.
The data sources for the datastores are configured. You now need to configure the configuration file (MFDBFH.cfg) to use the data sources: see
Update the Configuration File for Db2 Databases.