Data source collection
Use this page to view configured data sources, which are the resources that provide connections to the relational database.
We can access this administrative console page in one of two ways:
- Resources > JDBC > Data sources.
- Resources > JDBC > JDBC providers > JDBC_provider > Data sources.
Version requirement: For the EJB 1.0 specification and the Java Servlet 2.2 specification, use the Data sources (WebSphere Application Server Version 4) console page.
Name
Display name of this data source.
Click a data source name to edit the data source configuration settings.
Information Value Data type String
JNDI name
Specifies the JNDI name for this data source.
Information Value 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
Specifies the JDBC provider that encapsulates the appropriate classes.
Description
Specifies a text description of the data source.
Information Value Data type String
Category
Specifies a string that we can use to classify or group a data source.
Information Value Data type String
Subtopics
- Data source settings
Use this page to edit the properties of a data source.
- WebSphere Application Server data source properties
Use this page to set advanced data source properties in the application server. These properties activate and configure services that the application server applies to data sources to customize connections within an application server. These properties do not affect connections within the database.
Related concepts
JDBC providers Data sources
Related tasks
Configure a data source using the administrative console Create a JDBC provider and data source using the JMX API Configure a JDBC provider and data source
Administrative console preference settings WebSphere Application Server data source properties