This book is intended for customers who have purchased any of the following Enterprise Connect™ Data Access (ECDA) 12.6 Options:
ECDA Option for DB2 Universal Database (UDB)
ECDA Option for Informix
ECDA Option for Microsoft SQL Server
ECDA Option for ODBC
ECDA Option for Oracle
Before ECDA 12.5, its options were sold as individual DirectConnect™ products named “DirectConnect for [target].” Other than in the installer, you will see the name “DirectConnect” used in the software and in documents. Old and current option names are as follows:
The following table identifies where specific information is located in this book:
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See your product documentation for detailed descriptions of how to install and use Enterprise Connect Data Access components.
Use the Sybase® Getting Started CD, the SyBooks™ CD, and the Sybase Product Manuals Web site to learn more about your product:
The Getting Started CD contains release bulletins and installation guides in PDF format, and may also contain other documents or updated information not included on the SyBooks CD. It is included with your software. To read or print documents on the Getting Started CD, you need Adobe Acrobat Reader, which you can download at no charge from the Adobe Web site using a link provided on the CD.
The SyBooks CD contains product manuals and is included with your software. The Eclipse-based SyBooks browser allows you to access the manuals in an easy-to-use, HTML-based format.
Some documentation may be provided in PDF format, which you can access through the PDF directory on the SyBooks CD. To read or print the PDF files, you need Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Refer to the SyBooks Installation Guide on the Getting Started CD, or the README.txt file on the SyBooks CD for instructions on installing and starting SyBooks.
The Sybase Product Manuals Web site is an online version of the SyBooks CD that you can access using a standard Web browser. In addition to product manuals, you will find links to EBFs/Maintenance, Technical Documents, Case Management, Solved Cases, newsgroups, and the Sybase Developer Network.
To access the Sybase Product Manuals Web site, go to Product Manuals.
Technical documentation at the Sybase Web site is updated frequently.
Finding the latest information on product certifications
Point your Web browser to Technical Documents.
Select Products from the navigation bar on the left.
Select a product name from the product list and click Go.
Select the Certification Report filter, specify a time frame, and click Go.
Click a Certification Report title to display the report.
Creating a personalized view of the Sybase Web
site (including support pages)
Set up a MySybase profile. MySybase is a free service that allows you to create a personalized view of Sybase Web pages.
Point your Web browser to Technical Documents.
Click MySybase and create a MySybase profile.
Finding the latest information on EBFs and software
maintenance
Point your Web browser to the Sybase Support Page.
Select EBFs/Maintenance. If prompted, enter your MySybase user name and password.
Select a product.
Specify a time frame and click Go. A list of EBF/Maintenance releases is displayed.
Padlock icons indicate that you do not have download authorization for certain EBF/Maintenance releases because you are not registered as a Technical Support Contact. If you have not registered, but have valid information provided by your Sybase representative or through your support contract, click Edit Roles to add the “Technical Support Contact” role to your MySybase profile.
Click the Info icon to display the EBF/Maintenance report, or click the product description to download the software.
Illustrations in this book use icons to represent these components of a data enterprise system:
For Adaptive Server Enterprise and other data servers:
This icon represents either a Sybase or non-Sybase data server. If the data server in an example must be Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE), the data server icon is labeled “ASE.”
For DirectConnect:
This icon represents a DirectConnect data access server. DirectConnect servers connect LAN-based clients and heterogeneous data servers. Enterprise Connect Data Access provides DirectConnect servers for DB2 Universal Database (UDB), Informix, Microsoft SQL Server, ODBC, and Oracle.
For Adaptive Server Enterprise with Component Integration Services (ASE/CIS):
This icon represents ASE/CIS. When combined with the appropriate DirectConnect server, ASE/CIS provides single-view read/write access to all supported database systems.
For client applications:
This icon represents a client application. A client application is a user process or application connected to a data server. It can be a front-end application program executed by a user or a program that executes as an extension of the system.
For Replication Server®:
This icon represents Replication Server, the Sybase program that maintains replicated data on a local area network (LAN) and processes transactions received from other Replication Servers on either a LAN or a wide area network (WAN).
For a Replication Agent™:
This icon represents a Replication Agent, a Sybase replication system process that transfers transaction information from a database to Replication Server for distribution to other databases.
Every database from which you replicate data requires a Replication Agent specific to the database. Adaptive Server has its own RepAgent thread. The Replication Agent for any other data server is a separate process which this icon represents.
For Enterprise Application Server (EAServer):
This icon represents EAServer, Sybase’s high-performance, scalable, secure, open application server for e-portal and Internet business solutions.
For a Web server:
This icon represents a generic Web server.
For the Web:
This icon represents the World Wide Web.
This document is available in an HTML version that is specialized for accessibility. You can navigate the HTML with an adaptive technology such as a screen reader, or view it with a screen enlarger.
The DirectConnect Manager component of Enterprise Connect Data Access 12.6 and the HTML documentation have been tested for compliance with U.S. government Section 508 Accessibility requirements. Documents that comply with Section 508 generally also meet non-U.S. accessibility guidelines, such as the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) guidelines for Web sites.
The online help for the DirectConnect Manager component is also provided in JavaHelp, which you can navigate using a screen reader.
You might need to configure your accessibility tool
for optimal use. Some screen readers pronounce text based on its
case; for example, they pronounce ALL UPPERCASE TEXT as initials,
and Mixed Case Text as words. You might find it helpful to configure
your tool to announce syntax conventions. Consult the documentation
for your tool.
For information about how Sybase supports accessibility, see Sybase Accessibility. The Sybase Accessibility site includes links to information on Section 508 and W3C standards.
Each Sybase installation that has purchased a support contract has one or more designated people who are authorized to contact Sybase Technical Support. If you cannot resolve a problem using the manuals or online help, please have the designated person contact Sybase Technical Support or the Sybase subsidiary in your area.
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