Chapter 12 Creating Mappings


Selecting a data source

The Select a 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 Configuration dialog box for the selected DBMS
Add Displays the Data Source Administrator dialog box for creating a data source

 


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