ProgramID IBM data server driver configuration keyword

Sets the program ID to a user-defined ID that associates a connection to a database.

Equivalent CLI keyword
ProgramID
Equivalent IBM® data server provider for .NET connection string keyword
ProgramID
IBM data server driver configuration file (db2dsdriver.cfg) syntax
<parameter name="ProgramID" value="program ID"/>
Default setting:
Null string.
Usage notes:
The program name is fixed for the duration of a physical connection for a client. You must set the ProgramID keyword before the start of a transaction. A change to the ProgramID keyword after the start of a transaction will not take effect until the start of the next transaction.

The data type of this keyword is string.

CLI applications can set the ProgramID keyword on Db2 for IBM i V6R1 and later servers.

Db2 for IBM i servers support a length of up to 255 characters. You can set the program name on Db2 for z/OS, Db2, and IBM Informix servers.