Basic Tab

The following table and the sections below lists and explains the connection properties that are in the Basic Tab of the New Data Source Window.

Datasource Name The name of the data source
Login/User Password User name and password required to access the data source.
Pass-through Login Flag to indicate whether pass-through login is enabled or not.

DSN

The Data Source Name. You might need to create a new User or System DSN using the ODBC Data Source Administrator utility (available with Windows Administrative Tools).

Character Set

Refer to the section Supported Character Encoding Types in the User Guide.

Datasource Name

Name or alias of the underlying data source. TDV Server uses this name to find and connect to the data source.

Data Type

string

Default Value

""

DSN

The Data Source Name. You might need to create a new User or System DSN using the ODBC Data Source Administrator utility (available with Windows Administrative Tools).

Data Type

String

Default Value

""

Login/User Password

User name and password required to access the data source.

Data Type

string

Default Value

“”

Remarks

When the data source is used as a target for cache tables or data ship, the user must also have permission to create tables, execute DDL, and perform other required tasks. Refer to the individual data source descriptions for details.

Pass-through Login

Flag to indicate whether pass-through login is enabled or not.

Data Type

string

Default Value

""

Character Set

Refer to the section Supported Character Encoding Types in the User Guide.

Data Type

string

Default Value

""

Remarks

Disabled (default)—This allows automated provisioning of a connection pool. Open connection threads can be used by authorized users after the validation query verifies connection status. If pass-through login is disabled, the Save Password check box is not available.

Enabled—A new connection to the data source uses the credentials supplied by the client when data is requested from that data source for the first time. Subsequent requests by the same user reuse the existing connection. When another user attempts to connect to a data source, a new connection is created.

See “Managing Security for TDV Resources” in the TDV Administration Guide for details.