Chapter 6 Working with PDMs

Selecting an ODBC data source

The Select an ODBC Data Source dialog box lets you define the following parameters:

Parameter Description
Machine data source This data source is created on the client machine, and is available to the user currently logged onto the system. Machine data sources are stored in the part of the registry containing settings for the current user
File data source This data source is stored as a file. A file data source has the extension .dsn. It can be used by different users if it is placed in the default location for file data sources. File data sources are usually managed by database administrators
Setup Displays the ODBC Configuration dialog box for the selected DBMS
Add Displays the ODBC Data Source Administrator dialog box for creating a data source

Note   ODBC drivers
It is strongly recommended that customers connecting to Oracle databases should use the ODBC drivers that ship with PowerDesigner. These drivers are fully compliant and will offer optimum reliability and performance

 

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