Alias Parameter Descriptions
Gateway alias parameters are as follows:
server class
The server class identifies the specific gateway to be accessed. Valid values include:
mssql
oracle
db2udb
The value is case-insensitive and is mandatory. See Developing Portable Applications for more information on server classes.
alias name
The alias name is a legal OpenSQL identifier used as the OpenSQL database name by the client application. The combination of alias name and server class uniquely identifies an alias.
The client uses the value of alias/server class as the database name that is used to access the gateway.
host dbname
The host dbname is the native DBMS name used to access the target DBMS. The syntax and meaning are specific for each DBMS. See the documentation for your target DBMS database naming section with the target DBMS-specific information in Developing Portable Applications. See the next section for a list of host dbname types for the gateways.
username
The
username parameter specifies the name of the host DBMS user that is used to access the database. This parameter can be specified differently, depending upon requirements, as shown in the
Username Parameter Variation Table.
password
The
password parameter specifies the name of the host DBMS password that is used to access the database. This parameter can be specified differently, depending upon the requirements, as shown in the
Password Parameter Variation Table.