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IBM DB2 RM Switch Module

Provides the information required to build the IBM DB2 RM switch module.
Restriction: This topic applies only when the Enterprise Server feature is enabled.
Source Code
The IBM DB2 RM switch module COBOL source file, ESDB2XA.CBL is located by default in the %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Micro Focus\Visual COBOL for Visual Studio 2015\src\enterpriseserver\xa directory.
Building the Switch Module
You can use either of the following methods to build the IBM DB2 switch module:
Method 1
  1. Start aVisual COBOL command prompt, 32-bit or 64-bit depending on the application, running as an administrator.
  2. Change to the %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Micro Focus\Visual COBOL for Visual Studio 2015\src\enterpriseserver\xa directory (default location).
  3. Enter build db2
Method 2
  1. Start aVisual COBOL command prompt, 32-bit or 64-bit depending on the application.
  2. Copy all files from the %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Micro Focus\Visual COBOL for Visual Studio 2015\src\enterpriseserver\xa directory (default location) to any location where you have WRITE permission.
  3. Change to the directory containing the copied files.
  4. Enter build db2
Build Output
The build process produces two binary files from the ESDB2XA.CBL COBOL source file:
Binary File Type
ESDB2XA.DLL static
ESDB2XA_D.DLL dynamic

You can register an RM switch module with Enterprise Server dynamically, or register it statically depending on which binary file you use. We recommend that you use the dynamic switch module option, as this ensures that only active databases used in the global transaction participate in the TM/RM XA flow.

Additional Resources
For more information on using the IBM DB2 RM switch module, including the open string definition and details of supported SQL operations, see the following:
  • The Database Access - DB2 ECM section of the Additional Software Requirements topic.
  • The Transaction Managers help topic available in the IBM RDBMS documentation.
  • DB2 9.1 - The X/Open XA Interface programming considerations help topic available in the IBM RDBMS documentation.
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