Understanding the configuration process

The sections in this chapter describe how to configure properties to customize the access service library and the individual access services for the ECDA Option for ODBC, which includes DB2 UDB, Microsoft SQL Server, and ODBC-accessible database servers.

To create additional access services and to edit, configure, and change existing properties in the access service library configuration file, use either one of these two methods:

NoteFor convenience, Sybase recommends using DirectConnect Manager to modify the access service configuration file.

For information about using DirectConnect Manager, see the DirectConnect Manager online help.

The access service library uses some configuration information from the DirectConnect server. For details, see the Enterprise Connect Data Access and Mainframe Connect Server Administration Guide.