catalog.db

The name of the relational database that has been set up to be the metadata repository (also known as the “catalog database” or “catalog”) for Essbase Studio.

Syntax

catalog.db=catalog database name

Note:

If the catalog database name or schema name starts with a number, you must place quotation marks (“ ”) around the database name when setting the catalog.db property.

Example

catalog.db=esbstudio

IBM DB2 and Microsoft SQL Server users must include the schema name in the catalog.db parameter, using the following syntax:

catalog.db=catalog database name.schema name

If your catalog database name or schema name starts with a number, be sure to place quotation marks (“ ”) around the database name. Below are examples of correct and incorrect definitions for catalog database names.

Incorrect—catalog.db=123a

Correct—catalog.db="123a"

Incorrect—catalog.db=123a.user1

Correct—catalog.db="123a".user1

Incorrect—catalog.db=a123.1user

Correct—catalog.db=a123."1user"