General attributes

Describes the general attributes of a DB2CONN resource.

DB2CONN(name)

The name to identify a DB2® connection definition. The name can be up to eight characters in length.

Acceptable characters: A-Z 0-9 $ @ # Unless you are using the CREATE command, any lowercase characters that you enter are converted to uppercase.

DESCRIPTION(text)

You can provide a description of the resource that you are defining in this field. The description text can be up to 58 characters in length. There are no restrictions on the characters that you can use. However, if you use parentheses, ensure that for each left parenthesis there is a matching right parenthesis. If you use the CREATE command, for each single apostrophe in the text, code two apostrophes.

GROUP(groupname)

Every resource definition must have a GROUP name. The resource definition becomes a member of the group and is installed in the CICS® system when the group is installed.

Acceptable characters: A-Z 0-9 $ @ # Any lowercase characters you enter are converted to uppercase.

The GROUP name can be up to eight characters in length. Lowercase characters are treated as uppercase characters.