Toad allows you to connect to SAP® Business Objects through the Query as a Web Service (QaaWS) component to view and query data in QaaWS Queries.
See also, About SAP Business Objects Data Sources.
To create a Business Objects connection
on the Connections toolbar (ALT+F+N).
Enter the connection information in the Create New Connection dialog. Review the following for additional information:
| URL |
Enter the Business Objects URL to which you want to connect. This is the URL to the Query as a Web Service component of the Business Objects installation. See Important Information about Business Objects Connections for more information. Note: The URL should be in the following format: http://<server>:<port>/dswsbobje/qaawsservices |
| Password |
Enter the password to use when connecting. Tip: After connecting, you can set a master password to further secure your connection in Tools | Options| Environment | Security. |
| Category | (Optional) Select an existing category or create a new one. |
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Note: In NoSQL and Business Intelligence connections, Toad automatically saves the password in the connections.xml file as obfuscated text, as well as in Toad. To add additional password security, use Toad's Master Password feature. | |
Click Connect to connect immediately while saving the connection information. Optionally, click Save to save the connection without connecting.
Upon creating an initial connection, Toad automatically maps the data source objects. This process runs in the background, and until it is finished, you may experience a delay when attempting to access these objects.
To create a Business Objects connection in Toad, you must connect to the Query as a Web Service component in Business Objects. The connection URL should have the format:
http://<server>:<port>/dswsbobje/qaawsservices
Where <server> corresponds to your web server address, and <port> corresponds to the port where you set up in your web server. (dswsbobje is the default name of the Query as a Web Service web application.)
An example URL is http://server01:8080/dswsbobje/qaawsservices.
Tips:
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Toad allows you to create a native Databricks connection, which provides you with a full-featured Object Explorer, Query Builder and SQL Editor.
Note: You must have a Simba Apache Spark ODBC Connector 2.8.2 (or later) installed before a native connection is created.
To install the Simba Apache Spark ODBC Connector
Download and install the ODBC Connector from the Databricks Web site.
on the Connections toolbar (ALT+F+N).
Select Databricks from the Group list box.
Enter the connection information in the Create New Connection dialog.
Review the following for additional information:
| General Tab | Description |
| Host | Enter the server where the Databricks instance is hosted. |
| Authentication |
Select the type of authentication to use for this connection. Toad offers two options:
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| Port | The default port number is 443 |
| HTTP Path | Enter the endpoint used to route queries to the appropriate cluster or resource. |
| Token | Enter your authentication token |
| Optional | A connection can be made without providing this information |
| Catalog | Enter the name of the Catalog you would like to connect to |
Click Connect to save the connection and immediately connect to the database.
or
Click Save to save the connection without connecting to the database.
Tip: Connections are stored in the connections.xml file and can be found by clicking the Application Data Directory link in Help | About.
Setting up connections to the DB2 for LUW databases and DB2 for z/OS subsystems that Toad will manage requires two main steps.
Step 1. Configure DB2 client connections - Before you can create a connection profile, each of the databases or subsystems must be cataloged on the DB2 client. This topic helps you with that process.
Step 2. Create connection profiles - Step 2 involves creating Toad connection profiles for the cataloged DB2 databases or subsystems. Each profile contains the information that Toad needs to connect to the system, such as the user ID and password, DB2 registry settings, and the default schema. See Create Toad Connection Profiles for DB2 for more information.
Note: You must have a DB2 client installed before you can configure client connections and create connection profiles. Refer to IBM for information regarding a DB2 client download, http://www-01.ibm.com/software/data/db2/linux-unix-windows/downloads.html, or consult your organization's IT department. For a list of supported DB2 client versions, see the Toad Data Studio Release Notes.
Use one of the following methods to catalog each of the databases or subsystems on the DB2 client.
Use this method to transfer a catalog from another DB2 client on your machine to your default DB2 client.
To transfer a catalog any time after initial setup
In the Connection Manager, click 
Note: If the Client Configuration Wizard opens, Toad found only one DB2 client installed.
From the DB2 Client list, select the name of the DB2 client whose catalog you want to transfer to your default DB2 client.
This list contains all current previously installed DB2 clients on your computer, including the default DB2 client instance and any Toad DB2 client installations.
To import an exported catalog profile
In the Connections (or Create New Connection) window, click 
On the Welcome page, select Import Profile.
Click Next.
Click 
Complete the wizard.
Once you close the wizard, the Database alias drop-down list in the Connections window includes all the DB2 databases and subsystems whose catalog entries you imported.
Note: DB2 does not automatically export catalog entries for the local DB2 instance and its databases on the computer from which the export is run (unless these entries already exist in the catalog). Therefore, the profile you are importing might not include these node entries. To add the missing entries to your DB2 client catalog, you must manually catalog the databases. If these databases are local to your computer, catalog them as remote databases. See Manually catalog DB2 for LUW databases for more information.
Proceed to catalog entries as needed. See Create Toad Connection Profiles for DB2 for more information.
To manually catalog a DB2 for LUW database
In the Connections (or Create New Connection) window, click
If the host and node names for the database you want to configure are listed in the tree, select them. These selections pre-fill certain fields required later in the wizard process. If these names are not listed, you must provide the necessary host and node information later in the wizard.
Click Add Catalog Entry.
Review the following for additional information:
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Add a Host |
Description |
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Operating system |
Select the operating system for the server on which the DB2 for LUW instance containing the DB2 database you are cataloging resides. For a list of supported server platforms, see the release notes. |
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Host name |
Enter the TCP/IP address or the system name for the server on which the DB2 database resides. |
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Port number |
Enter the port number for the server on which the DB2 database resides. |
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Security type |
Select a secure protocol to handle TCP traffic for this connection. |
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Specify an Instance |
Description |
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Node name |
Enter a user-defined name for the DB2 instance containing the database you are cataloging. If you selected the node name from the tree on the Welcome page, this information is pre-filled (but you can update it as needed). |
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Instance name |
Enter the real name of the DB2 instance. |
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Comment |
Enter a descriptive comment for the instance, if needed. |
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Add a Database |
Description |
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Database name |
Enter the real name of the DB2 database. |
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Database alias |
Enter a unique nickname to identify the database on your system. |
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Authentication |
Select the authentication method that is required to connect to the database. |
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Target principal |
Enter the service account name for server's service where the database resides. Note: This option is available only when Kerberos is selected as the authentication method. |
Complete the wizard.
The Database alias drop-down list in the Connections window shows the alias for the newly cataloged database. To complete the Toad connection setup, you must create a Toad connection profile for the database. See Create Toad Connection Profiles for DB2 for more information.
Note: If you connect directly to a DB2 for z/OS subsystem, you cannot take advantage of Sysplex. If you want to use Sysplex, catalog an entry to a DB2 Connect gateway instead. See Manually catalog DB2 Connect gateways for more information.
To manually catalog a DB2 for z/OS subsystem
In the Connections (or Create New Connection) window, click
Click Add Catalog Entry.
Review the following for additional information:
| Add a Host | Description |
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Operating system |
Select z/OS for the server operating system. |
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Host name |
Enter the TCP/IP address or the system name for the server on which the DB2 subsystem resides. |
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Port number |
Enter the port number of the service for the DB2 subsystem. |
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Enable SOCKS security |
Select this checkbox to enable the SOCKS secure protocol to handle TCP traffic for this connection. SOCKS adds an authentication mechanism for additional security. |
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Add a DB2 Subsystem |
Description |
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Location name |
Enter the location name of the DB2 subsystem as defined during the DB2 installation. |
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Database alias |
Enter a unique, user-defined alias to identify the DB2 subsystem on your system. You can use the same name you used in the previous Location name field, as long as it does not already exist in the list aliases in the DB2 client. |
Complete the wizard. A message informs you whether the entry was added successfully.
The Database alias drop-down list in the Connections window shows the alias for the newly cataloged subsystem. To complete the Toad connection setup, create a Toad connection profile for the database. See Create Toad Connection Profiles for DB2 for more information.
In order to connect to a DB2 for z/OS subsystem, you need to catalog two entries. First, you need to catalog the DB2 subsystem on the DB2 Connect gateway. During this process, you define an alias for the DB2 subsystem. Second, you need to catalog this DB2 subsystem alias in Toad. The procedure below describes both cataloging events.
To manually catalog an entry to a DB2 Connect gateway
Catalog the DB2 subsystem on the DB2 Connect gateway. See the IBM DB2 for z/OS documentation for more information.
In the Connections (or Create New Connection) window in Toad, click
Click Add Catalog Entry.
Review the following for additional information:
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Add a Host |
Description |
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Operating system |
Select the operating system for the server on which the DB2 Connect gateway resides. |
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Host name |
Enter the TCP/IP address or the system name for the server on which the DB2 Connect gateway resides. |
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Port number |
Enter the port number of the service for the DB2 Connect gateway. |
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Enable SOCKS security |
Select this checkbox to enable the SOCKS secure protocol to handle TCP traffic for this connection. SOCKS adds an authentication mechanism for additional security. |
| Specify an Instance | Description |
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Node name |
Enter an alias for the user-defined node name you specify in the Instance name field. |
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Instance name |
Enter a user-defined name for the gateway node or use the same value entered in the Node name. Note: This name does not point to an actual node on the gateway system, but is needed to continue the cataloging process. |
| Add a Database | Description |
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Database name |
Enter the database alias name for the DB2 subsystem. Note: This alias name must match the alias cataloged on the DB2 Connect gateway. |
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Database alias |
Enter a unique, user-defined alias for the DB2 Connect gateway. You can use the same alias you used in the previous Database name field, as long as it does not exist in the list of Toad for DB2 aliases. |
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Authentication |
Select the authentication method that matches the method specified for the DB2 subsystem on the DB2 Connect gateway. |
Complete the wizard.
The Database alias drop-down list in the Connections window shows the name for the newly cataloged DB2 subsystem. To complete the Toad connection setup, you must create a Toad connection profile for the subsystem. See Create Toad Connection Profiles for DB2 for more information.
Note: Toad for DB2 supports LDAP connections. See Configure DB2 LDAP Support for more information.
Additionally, Toad provides functionality to perform the following maintenance on the catalog you set up for the current DB2 client:
To edit a DB2 catalog entry
In the Connections (or Create New Connection) window, click
In the catalog configuration tree for the DB2 client, select the catalog entry for the DB2 database or subsystem that you want to edit.
Click Edit Catalog Entry.
On the Edit Catalog Entry page, update the catalog properties as needed. For a description of the catalog properties, see the following links:
Click Next to open the Catalog Script Review window.
Review and modify the script in the preview pane as needed.
Click Finish. A message window displays, informing you whether the updates to the catalog entry completed successfully.
To remove a DB2 catalog entry
In the Connections (or Create New Connection) window, click
In the catalog configuration tree for the DB2 client, expand one or more nodes, and select the catalog entries that you want to remove. (Press CTRL+click to select multiple entries.)
Note: You can remove a node by selecting all database entries for that node.
Click Remove Catalog Entry.
On the Catalog Script Review page, modify the script in the preview pane as needed.
Click Finish. A message window displays, informing you whether the removals completed successfully.
Toad provides functionality to export your current DB2 client catalog to a file, called an export profile. You can then import this profile to set up the catalog for another DB2 client.
To create the export profile containing the current DB2 client catalog, Toad executes the DB2 Connectivity Configuration Export Tool command db2cfexp. If you want to export the catalog of a remote or local DB2 client (other than your current DB2 client), you must manually execute this command.
To export the DB2 client catalog
In the Connections (or Create New Connection) window, click
Click Export Profile in the Welcome window of the Client Configuration wizard. (You might need to click 
Click Next.
Click
Select the type of profile you want to create:
Maintain to create a profile that contains only database or node information required for updating other instances
For more information about these profile types, see the IBM documentation (as cited previously) describing the db2cfexp command.
Complete the wizard. A message window displays, informing you whether the export completed successfully.
Note: DB2 does not automatically export catalog entries for the local DB2 instance and its databases installed on your computer unless these entries already exist in the catalog you are exporting. If you later import the export catalog to a DB2 client, you must manually catalog the missing local-node databases as remote databases. See Manually catalog DB2 for LUW databases for more information.
After you have set up the catalog on the current DB2 client, you can proceed to the second phase of the Toad connection setup. This phase involves creating Toad connection profiles for the cataloged DB2 databases or subsystems. See Create Toad Connection Profiles for DB2 for more information.
You can create DB2 Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) connections when the DB2 client installed with Toad is configured for LDAP. Configuring the client consists of enabling LDAP support and specifying the host name and port number of the LDAP server. Once the client is configured, Toad retrieves names from your LDAP server and displays them in the Database Alias list in the Connections window.
Notes:
You must configure LDAP support for the DB2 client installed with Toad regardless of whether an existing DB2 client on the computer is already configured to support LDAP.
Currently, Toad for DB2 supports only the access of DB2 LDAP catalog entries. Toad does not support the management of these entries.
To configure the DB2 client for LDAP
Open the Command Window for the DB2 client installed with Toad by selecting Start | All Programs | IBM DB2 | <ToadCom, ToadEval, or ToadFree> | Command Line Tools | Command Window.
Enter the following command to enable LDAP support:
db2set DB2_ENABLE_LDAP=YES
Enter the following command to specify the TCP/IP host name and port number of the LDAP server:
db2set DB2LDAPHOST=<hostname[:port]>
The port number defaults to 389 (default LDAP port) if you leave the port number blank.
Exit the Command window.
Launch Toad and open the Connections window.
Databases on the LDAP server should be available from the Database alias drop-down list in the Connections window. To complete the Toad connection setup, you must create a Toad connection profile for each database. See Create Toad Connection Profiles for DB2 for more information.
