DirectConnect Manager graphically represents each DirectConnect server on a tree list or an “icon map,” a customizable workspace where you can add or remove objects. When you add a DirectConnect server to DirectConnect Manager, its server name, access service library, and any access services appear on the tree list or the icon map.
DirectConnect Manager communicates with DirectConnect servers asynchronously, which means you can continue to use DirectConnect Manager while a command is being processed.
You can configure properties using either DirectConnect Manager or a text editor. However, Sybase recommends using DirectConnect Manager for these reasons:
Changes that you make with a text editor do not take effect until you restart the server.
Most changes that you make with DirectConnect Manager can be made to take effect immediately.
You can use DirectConnect Manager as a guide to the properties that can be changed, as well as the valid values for each property.
DirectConnect Manager can perform all of its management functions remotely. With DirectConnect Manager, you do not need physical access to the DirectConnect server machine or directory.
DirectConnect Manager provides management services to multiple servers at the same time, including the ability to copy access service configurations from one server to another.
For more information about DirectConnect Manager features, use the DirectConnect Help available under the online Help menu option.
When you install a ECDA product on a Windows or UNIX
platform or machine, you may install DirectConnect Manager on a
separate platform or machine. This allows you to control any ECDA
product from any machine.
