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Data source collection

Use this page to view configured data sources, which are the resources that provide connections to your relational database.

You can access this administrative console page in one of two ways:
Version requirement: If you are using the Enterprise JavaBean (EJB) 1.0 specification and the Java Servlet 2.2 specification, you must use the Data sources (WebSphere Application Server Version 4) console page.
Name

Specifies the display name of this data source.

Click a data source name to edit the data source configuration settings.

Data type String
JNDI name

Specifies the Java Naming and Directory Interface (JNDI) name for this data source.

Data type String
Scope

Specifies the scope of the JDBC provider that encapsulates the driver implementation classes to support this data source. Only applications that are installed within this scope can use this data source.

Provider

Specifies the JDBC provider that encapsulates the appropriate classes.

Description

Specifies a text description of the data source.

Data type String
Category

Specifies a string that you can use to classify or group a data source.

Data type String



Subtopics
Related concepts
JDBC providers
Data sources
Related tasks
Configuring a data source using the administrative console
Creating and configuring a JDBC provider and data source using the Java Management Extensions API
Configuring a JDBC provider and data source
Related reference
Administrative console preference settings
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