Connect to DB2 Data in DBArtisan

The CData ODBC Driver for DB2 seamlessly integrates DB2 data into database management tools like DBArtisan by enabling you to access DB2 data as a database. This article shows how to create an data source for DB2 in DBArtisan and execute queries. You can then edit data visually and execute standard SQL.

Integrate DB2 Data into DBArtisan Projects

If you have not already, first specify connection properties in an ODBC DSN (data source name). This is the last step of the driver installation. You can use the Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to create and configure ODBC DSNs.

Set the following properties to connect to DB2:

• Server: Set this to the name of the server running DB2.
• Port: Set this to the port the DB2 server is listening on.
• Database: Set this to the name of the DB2 database.
• User: Set this to the username of a user allowed to access the database.
• Password: Set this to the password of a user allowed to access the database.

You will also need to install the corresponding DB2 driver:

• Windows: Install the IBM Data Server Provider for .NET.

  On Windows, installing the IBM Data Server Provider is sufficient, as the installation registers it in the machine.config.

• Java: Install the IBM Data Server Driver for JDBC.

  In the Java version, place the IBM Data Server Driver JAR in the www\WEB-INF\lib\ folder for this application.

You can then follow the steps below to register DB2 data as a database instance in your project:

1. In DBArtisan, click Data Source -> Register Datasource.
2. Select Generic ODBC.
3. Enter a name for the data source and select the DSN.
4. Finish the wizard to connect to DB2 data. DB2 entities are displayed in the Datasource Explorer.

You can now work with DB2 data as you work with any other database. See the driver help documentation for more information on the queries supported by the DB2 API.