An access service is the client connection point for a DirectConnect server. It contains specific sets of configuration properties relating to the target to be accessed. You must define at least one access service for every service library.
Access services allow clients to access data from a specific target. Each access service is a specific set of configuration properties that:
Transforms SQL
Converts datatypes
Supports remote procedure calls (RPCs)
Transfers data between the target database and other servers accessible through Open Client
Supports Catalog Stored Procedures (CSPs) and system stored procedures
An access service is the named pairing of an access service library and a set of specific configuration properties. Clients connect to access services by the access service name. Within each access service library, a collection of configuration properties define how each access service behaves.
