Specifies that the database being added is located in a remote instance.

Specifies that the database being added is located in the current local instance.

Specifies that the database being added is associated with a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) directory service and is cataloged at the LDAP server.

Specify the node in the remote LDAP directory where the database is located.

Specify the gateway node used to access the remote LDAP directory. You may require the assistance of your network administrator to identify this node.

Type a user ID that is valid for the LDAP server.

Type the password for the User ID.

Select to customize your connection to host or AS/400 databases using Database Connection Services (DCS).

Specify the name of the database that you want to add.

Type a 1- to 8-character local nickname that can be used by applications running on your workstation to identify the database.

Optional: Type a comment that can be used in conjunction with the Alias to identify the database.

Specify the type of authentication to be used.

Type the name to be used for authentication if using DCE SERVER PRINCIPAL or KERBEROS TARGET PRINCIPAL authentication.

Type the name of the host database to be added to the DCS database directory.

Optional: Type the value specified by a third party product. Some products may require that you override certain functions of DB2 Connect when connecting to host or AS/400 database servers. If you have not been directed to enter a value, or if you are unsure, leave this field blank.

Select to override the default SQLCODE mapping.

Specify a mapping file name.

Select to disconnect applications from the host or AS/400 database when an SQL300xx code is returned.

Select to have DB2 Connect perform the interrupt and disconnect.

Select to enable DB2 Connect SYSPLEX support for the DB2 for OS/390 database. If the Target database is configured for data sharing, then each node of the SYSPLEX becomes equivalent. This allows DB2 Connect to balance connections across nodes and provide fault tolerance if a node fails.

Select to enable the use of a bidirectional coded character set.

Type the bidirectional, coded-character-set identifier (CCSID) number that you want to use. For bidirectional languages, a number of special character sets have been defined by IBM and are supported by DB2 Connect. If the bidirectional attributes of the database server are different from those of the client, you can use these special CCSID to manage the difference.

Select to activate date format support using date masks.

Type a date mask. For a date mask to be valid:

For example "YYyyMMdd" - Y, M, and D are not case-sensitive.

Select to perform password maintenance through the Configuration Assistant.

Specify the symbolic destination name that was specified in the CPI Communications Side Information Table. You should get this value from the person who installed or configured Systems Network Architecture (SNA). You must Configure new symbolic destination names.

Opens a window in which you specify the Logical Unit (LU) that will be used for password maintenance.

Optional: Type a comment related to your LDAP and DCS options.