If you run the Enterprise Edition of ColdFusion on either a Windows NT or UNIX platform, you can configure a DB2 database as a data source using a native driver. The configuration with a native driver is the same regardless of platform.
To complete the connection:
Select options described in the following table. For the steps involved in configuring your data source, see Configure Native data sources.
Field |
Description |
Default |
Data Source Name |
This field displays the name that you entered on the main Data Sources page. You can edit it here. |
Filled |
Description |
Enter a brief description about the data source. |
Blank |
Database Alias |
Enter the database alias for the database to which you want to connect. |
Blank |
Click Create to save the configuration.