Online Documentation for SQL Manager for DB2

Connection


The Connection section of the Database Registration Info dialog allows you to view and/or edit the connection properties in the corresponding boxes: Node name, User name, Password, Database name, Database Alias, Font charset.

 

Database Registration Info - Editing connection properties

 

 

Node name

Stores the name of the Node where the database resides (read-only).

 

User name

If necessary, edit the User name used to access the database.

 

Password

If necessary, edit the Password used to access the database.

 

Login timeout

Restricts the time of user for logging in to the server. Use the up and down arrows to change the value or simply type it in.

 

Database name

Stores the name of the database (read-only).

 

Database alias

Stores the database alias which is displayed in the DB Explorer tree (read-only).

 

Edit the Database comment, if necessary.

 

 

Once you have specified the connection properties, you can check whether it is possible to establish connection to the database: click the Test Connect button for this purpose. If connection is successful, you will get the 'Connected!' message; otherwise an error message will be returned.