Data source collection
Use this page to view configured data sources, which are the resources that provide connections to your relational database.
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To view or change the parameter values of a data source, click the data source name in the list. On the displayed settings page, you can change existing configuration values and link to additional console pages that assist you in configuring the data source.
To manage a data source, enable the Select check box that corresponds to the data source name in the list and click a button.
Button | Resulting action |
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New | Opens a wizard that helps you create a data source. Select a scope before clicking New. |
Delete | Deletes the data source from the product configuration repository. On single-server installations, deletion occurs after the configuration is saved. |
Test connection | Attempts to connect to the data source to check the parameters in the data
source definition. For the Test connection button to be shown, you must have
one of the following roles.
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Manage state | Opens a J2EE Connector Architecture (JCA) lifecycle management page on the data source. You can pause, resume, or purge the state and control the runtime status of the data source. |
Name
Specifies the display name of this data source.
Click a data source name to edit the data source configuration settings.
Information | Value |
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Data type | String |
JNDI name
Specifies the Java Naming and Directory Interface (JNDI) name for this data source.
Information | Value |
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Data type | String |
Scope
Specifies the scope of the JDBC provider that encapsulates the driver implementation classes to support this data source. Only applications that are installed within this scope can use this data source.
Provider
Specifies the JDBC provider that encapsulates the appropriate classes.
Description
Specifies a text description of the data source.
Information | Value |
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Data type | String |
Category
Specifies a string that you can use to classify or group a data source.
Information | Value |
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Data type | String |