Data source collection
To view configured data sources, which are the resources that provide connections to the relational database.
We can access this admin console page in one of two ways:
- Resources > JDBC > Data sources
- Resources > JDBC > JDBC providers > JDBC_provider > Data sources
Vrequirement: If using the EJB 1.0 spec and the Java ™ Servlet 2.2 specification, use the Data sources (WAS V4) console page.
- Name
Display name of this data source.
Click a data source name to edit the data source settings.
Data type String
- JNDI name
JNDI name for this data source.
Data type String
- Scope
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
JDBC provider that encapsulates the appropriate classes.
- Description
Specifies a text description of the data source.
Data type String
- Category
Specifies a string that we can use to classify or group a data source.
Data type String
Subtopics
Data source settings
WAS data source properties 
Related concepts
JDBC providers
Data sources
Related tasks
Set a data source
Create and configuring a JDBC provider and data source using the Java Management Extensions API
Set a JDBC provider and data source
Related
Administrative console preference settings