1. From the Progress DataDirect program group, start the ODBC Administrator and click either the User DSN, System DSN, or File DSN tab to display a list of data sources.
User DSN: If you installed a default DataDirect ODBC user data source as part of the installation, select the appropriate data source name and click Configure to display the driver Setup dialog box.
If you are configuring a new user data source, click Add to display a list of installed drivers. Select the appropriate driver and click Finish to display the driver Setup dialog box.
System DSN: To configure a new system data source, click Add to display a list of installed drivers. Select the appropriate driver and click Finish to display the driver Setup dialog box.
File DSN: To configure a new file data source, click Add to display a list of installed drivers. Select the driver and click Advanced to specify attributes; otherwise, click Next to proceed. Specify a name for the data source and click Next. Verify the data source information; then, click Finish to display the driver Setup dialog box.
The General tab of the Setup dialog box appears by default.
Note: The General tab displays only fields that are required for creating a data source. The fields on all other tabs are optional, unless noted otherwise in this book.
2. On the General tab, provide the following information; then, click Apply.
Host Name: Type the URL or IP address of the interface to which you want to connect.
Port Number: Type the port number of the server listener. The default is 10000.
Database Name: Type the name of the database to which you want to connect.
3. For Microsoft Access and Tableau users, click on the Advanced tab. Provide the following required value for the Max String Size option; then, click Apply.
Max String Size: The maximum size of columns of the String data type that the driver describes through result set descriptions and catalog functions.
For Microsoft Access, type 255.
For Tableau, type a value from 255 to 4000 that suits your environment.
User DSN: If you installed a default DataDirect ODBC user data source as part of the installation, select the appropriate data source name and click Configure to display the driver Setup dialog box.