The following keys are used for most database connections. You will be prompted to enter some or all of these values when you create a Database Endpoint Connection. Whether they are required depends on the specific database. See documentation for the database you are using for details.
Session Key |
Description |
Name |
User-defined name and description of the new configuration object that will be used by the GUI to select the appropriate service. |
Connection Properties |
JDBC properties that the driver uses to connect to the database. |
Username |
User-defined name associated with the database connection. |
Password |
User-defined password associated with the database connection. A password is usually required to access a database but is not required for all databases. |
Hostname |
Name of the machine hosting the database. |
Port |
Port number used to connect to the database. |
Name/value pairs for JDBC |
See JDBC driver product documentation. |
JDBC driver class name |
Java class name of the JDBC driver used to connect to the database. See driver product documentation for this value. |
Database |
Database name. |
Database URL |
For Sybase databases, default. For non-Sybase databases, see the database product documentation. |