Viewing or Modifying Perl External Environment Properties

Display and change the properties of a Perl external environment, including the location of the Perl object and the associated user.

Prerequisites
Database Version External Environment – Perl Privileges
SAP Sybase IQ 15.3 and 15.4

View any external environment property page – None required.

Modify any external environment property – Requires DBA authority.

SAP Sybase IQ 16.0

View any external environment property page – None required.

Modify any external environment property – Requires MANAGE ANY EXTERNAL OBJECT system privilege.

Task
  1. In the Perspective Resources view, select the resource and select Resource > Administration Console.
  2. In the left pane, select IQ Servers > Compiled Objects > External Environments.
  3. Select a Perl external environment from the right pane and either:
    • Click the arrow to the right of the name and select Properties, or
    • From the Administration Console menu bar, select Resource > Properties.
    The External Environment Properties view appears.
  4. View or modify the properties.
    • If you do not have privileges to modify properties, Sybase Control Center displays the properties view in read-only mode.
  5. In the properties dialog, modify any of these:
    Option Description
    Location The path to the Perl object.
    User The SAP Sybase IQ user or role/group that the external environment uses to log in to the database. The user or role/group must have been granted DBA authority (15.x) or the MANAGE ANY EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT system privilege (16.x).
    Comment Notes describing the external environment.
  6. Click Apply to save your changes and keep editing, or click OK to save and close the properties dialog.
Related concepts
Perl Objects in SQL Procedures and Functions
Related tasks
Creating a Perl Object
Installing a Perl Object into an SAP Sybase IQ Database
Updating a Perl Object
Deleting a Perl Object
Viewing or Modifying Perl Object Properties.
Testing the Configuration of a Perl External Environment
Authenticating a Login Account for a Managed Resource
Related reference
Perl External Environment Privilege Summary