To create a symbolic link for .odbc.ini:
Create a symbolic link to the $ESSBASEPATH/bin/.odbc.ini from the UNIX user home directory; for example:
ln -s $EPM_ORACLE_HOME/common/ODBC/Merant/x.x/odbc.ini /home/myfolder/.odbc.ini
For MySQL, Netezza, and Teradata: Continue with Adding Driver Descriptors to odbcinst.ini.