DB2 Connection tab
 
          
         
         
             
               		   
               		
            
 
            	 
             
               		 
               		  
               - Data Source Name 
                  		  
               
- Type a name for this connection. 
                  		  
               
- User ID 
                  		  
               
- Type the user ID you want to use for your DB2 database login. 
                  		  
               
- Password 
                  		  
               
- Type the password you want to use for your DB2 database login. 
                  		  
               
- Allow Saving ADO.NET Connection Password 
                  		  
               
- Set HCOSS to remember your ADO.NET password. When unchecked, the system prompts you for a password each time you connect from
                  other HCOSS tools. 
                  		  
               
- Network Address 
                  		  
               
- The IP address used on your network to connect to your mainframe DB2 database. 
                  		  
               
- Network Port 
                  		  
               
- The port number used to access your mainframe DB2 database. 
                  		  
               
- Initial Catalog 
                  		  
               
- The name of the catalog used by your DB2 database. 
                  		  
               
- Package Collection 
                  		  
               
- The name of the package collection your DB2 database connection uses to talk to mainframe DB2. 
                  		  
               
- Test 
                  		  
               
- Verify that the information you have specified on this tab is sufficient to create a working DB2 database connection. 
                  		  
               
- Save 
                  		  
               
- Create a DB2 ADO.NET connection based on the information you have specified on this tab.