Creating Additional Services

Use the DirectConnect Manager or the text editor to create additional access services.

Rules for access service names:

Service names must be unique but not case-sensitive.
Service names cannot exceed 31 characters for Windows or UNIX operating systems.
The initial character must be an alphabetic character (a–z, A–Z); subsequent characters can be alphabetic characters, numbers, or the underscore (_) character.

Using DirectConnect Manager:

For instructions on how to use DirectConnect Manager to create a service, see DirectConnect Manager online help > Managing Access Services > Creating a New Service or Copying a Service.
Using the text editor:
1. Open the Access Service Library configuration file, dcany.cfg.
2. Create a section for each new service and then add:
  - The service name, in brackets.
  - Required properties below the service name, grouped in the {ACS Required} subsection.
  - Property value overrides listed below the service name, grouped by subsection.
3. Save the file.
4. Stop the server, then restart for the changes to take effect.
5. Enable a client machine to connect to a new access service.
6. Enter the access service name in the sql.ini configuration file on Windows NT machines or the interfaces file on UNIX client machines.
  
  See the Enterprise Connect Data Access Installation Guide for your platform for instructions about editing the sql.ini or interfaces file.
  
  Note: If you choose to use service name redirection, create an assigned service name entry in the service name redirection file.
  
  See Enterprise Connect Data Access and Mainframe Connect Server Administration Guide > Service Name Redirection.