Description 

Enter a description for the database. 

A valid string. The default value is DB2 Connect Type 4 Connection Pool Datasource.

ServerName 

Specifies the host name of the external database server. 

Any valid string. 

PortNumber 

Specifies the I/O port number on which the server is listening for connection requests. 

A valid port number. The default is 446.

DatabaseName 

Specifies the name of the database instance used on the Server. 

Any valid string. 

User 

Specifies the user name that the Adapter uses to connect to the database. 

Any valid string. 

Password 

Specifies the password used to access the database. 

Any valid string. 

DriverProperties 

Use the JDBC driver that is shipped with this Adapter. Often times the DataSource implementation needs to execute additional methods to assure a connection. You must identify the additional methods in the Driver Properties. 

Any valid delimiter. 

Valid delimiters are: “<method-name-1>#<param-1>#<param-2>##.........<param-n>##<method-name-2>#<param-1>#<param-2>#........<param-n>##......##”. 

For example: To obtain a DB2 Connect trace, give the method a string for the email “settraceLevel#-1##settraceFile#c:/temp/db2trace.txt##” 

Delimiter 

This is the delimiter character to be used in the DriverProperties prompt. 

The default is #. 

MinPoolSize 

The minimum number of physical connections the pool keeps available at all times. 0 (zero) indicates that there are no physical connections in the pool and new connections are created as needed. 

A valid numeric value. The default is 0. 

MaxPoolSize 

The maximum number of physical connections the pool keeps available at all times. 0 (zero) indicates that there is no maximum. 

A valid numeric value. The default is 10. 

MaxIdleTime 

The maximum number of seconds that a physical connection may remain unused before it is closed. 0 (zero) indicates that there is no limit. 

A valid numeric value. The default is 0.