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Informix considerations

Large character data

The preferred Informix data type for storing large character data is CLOB. However, Informix does not allow a CLOB to be queried. Because of this, a datatype of LVARCHAR is used by BRBeans. The maximum length for an Informix LVARCHAR is 2K. If 2K is not acceptable, and your application does not need to query these datatypes, you can change the schema mapping to specify CLOB. Then deploy the BRBeans jar file.

Custom properties for the datasource

When configuring the datasource for your application, you must specify the following properties:

Note: The following configuration values are subject to change. Consult your Informix documentation for updates.

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