Toad for DB2 7.4 - Installation Guide

Create DB2 Connections

Setting up connections to the DB2 for LUW databases and DB2 for z/OS subsystems that Toad will manage requires two steps.

Step 1. Configure DB2 client connections - If you use a DB2 client each of the databases or subsystems must be cataloged on the client. See Configure DB2 Client Connections to learn how to catalog databases/subsystems.

Step 2. Create connection profiles - Step 2 involves creating Toad connection profiles for DB2 databases or subsystems that were either cataloged in the DB2 client or imported from your Data Server Driver configuration file. 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. If you use IBM DSD environment you can import your connection profile from a Data Server Driver configuration file.

Note: The default location of your Data Server Driver configuration file is in ...Program Data\IBM\DB2\IBMDBCL1\cfg. The default config filename is db2dsdriver.cfg.

Note: When you connect using IBM Data Server Driver the Database button and the toolbar option in Tools | LUW Database Options will not be available.

Connection Using a Custom Connection String

You can also connect to your DB2 database/subsystem using a custom connection string.

• Select Connect Using | Connection String in Connection Properties
• Enter Database alias, Host name, Login, and Password and the connection string will be automatically updated according to what you enter
• You can save a connection created using a custom connection string in your Connection Manager

Show all

Create Connection Profiles

Use one of the following methods to create Toad connection profiles:

• Import Toad connection profiles previously exported to an XML file

  (See Export connection profiles to an XML file for more information about exporting a profile that you can later import.)

  Note: The connection profiles are not usable unless you have also created entries in the DB2 catalog for the DB2 databases and subsystems to which these profiles correspond. See Configure DB2 Client Connections for more information.

  To import connection profiles

  1. In the Connections (or Create New Connection) window, click on the toolbar, and select Connection file.

  2. From the Import Connections window, browse for and select the XML file containing the connection profiles you want to import.

  3. Click Open.

  4. Select DB2 and click OK to complete the import.

     The connections whose profiles you imported are listed on the Connections window.

• Manually define Toad connection profiles.

  To create a Toad connection profile for a DB2 database or subsystem

  1. In the Connections (or Create New Connection) window, click on the toolbar (ALT+F+N).

  2. Select DB2 from the Group list box.

  3. Review the following for additional information:

     Database alias	Select the alias for the DB2 database or subsystem. This alias was defined when you cataloged this DB2 database or subsystem on the DB2 client. See Configure DB2 Client Connections for more information if the alias does not display in the list. Tip: Click to refresh the alias list. Normally, Toad caches the DB2 catalog the first time you open this window in your Toad session and continues to read from cache each time you subsequently open this window. This button forces Toad to reread the DB2 catalog to list any new systems that might have been cataloged externally during the caching period.
     Default schema/auth ID	Enter the SET SCHEMA value (DB2 for LUW) or the SET SCHEMA or SET CURRENT SQLID value (DB2 for z/OS) for this connection.
     Category	Select or create a category if you want to color code Editor tabs for a specific connection. This can help differentiate between development and production databases. You can also set an option to color code the Object Explorer pane and object editor windows (Create, Alter, Drop, etc.). See Set Connection Categories for more information.   Click here to view a video of this feature.

  4. Select the Advanced tab to define special register values that are then in effect each time Toad connects to the DB2 database or subsystem.

  5. Click Connect to save the connection and immediately connect to the database.

     or

     Click Save to save the connection without connecting to the database.

Manage Connections

After you have completed both phases for configuring Toad connections to DB2 databases or subsystems, the Connections window lists all the configured connections, allowing you to perform the following:

• Connect to and manage a DB2 database or subsystem through Toad

• Export connection profiles to an XML file

  Toad for DB2 provides functionality to export one or more of your current Toad connection profiles to an XML file. You can then import these exported connection profiles into another Toad for DB2 installation. See Import Toad connection profiles previously exported to an XML file for more information. 

  To export connection profiles

  1. In the Connections (or Create New Connection) window, select the connections whose profiles you want to export.

  2. Click on the toolbar, and select Connection file.

  3. On the Export Connections window, review the selected connections, and click OK.

  4. Browse for and select the path for the file in which to export the selected profiles.

• Import missing connections defined on the Toad client

  You can import all connection entries currently defined in the DB2 client catalog or Data Server Driver configuration file but missing from your current list of Toad connections.

  Note: Default location for Data Server Driver configuration files is in ...\IBM\DB2\IBMDBCL1\cfg.

  Note: The imported connection entries might be associated with incorrect or missing DB2 catalog or Toad connection profile information, making them currently invalid. To re-instate any of these connections, you might need to provide accurate DB2 catalog and Toad profile information.

  To import missing connections

  • In the Connections or Connections Manager window, click .

• Troubleshoot connection issues

Note: Click to open the Client Configuration Wizard. See Configure DB2 Client Connections for more information.

Tip: Connections are stored in the connections.xml file and can be found by clicking the Application Data Directory link in Help | About.

Related Topics

Connection/Navigation Manager

Understand Toad Connections

Switching Connections in Toad

Create Intelligence Central Connections

Toad allows you to create a connection to a Toad Intelligence Central server.

See About Toad Intelligence Central for more information.

About Toad Intelligence Central Connections

To create a new TIC connection, you must provide the TIC server name and then register with TIC by creating a new user account for yourself. The new user name and password will be used by TIC to identify you from among the group of TIC users and to manage the objects you create and are granted access to on the TIC server.

A TIC connection displays in the format: username@server. The username is the name of the new user you create when you create a new TIC connection.

To create an Intelligence Central connection

1. Click in the Toad Intelligence Central Object Explorer (View | Toad Intelligence Central).
2. Select the Register New User tab.

3. Register New User. Use this tab to register with Intelligence Central by creating your own account (user name and password). Review the following for additional information:

   Note: If you are creating a connection to a Intelligence Central instance for which you already have a user account, do not fill in this tab again. Skip ahead to the next step (Login tab).

   Register New User
   Use Windows Authentication	Select to create a new user account using your Windows credentials. Toad automatically populates the fields with your account information.
   Host	Enter the name of the Intelligence Central host server. Click to display a list of Intelligence Central servers currently active on the network.
   User Name	Create a new user name for this connection. This is the name you will be logged in with. The objects you create will be linked to this user name. All your TIC rights (like sharing) will be linked to this user name. This user name will display in the format: username@server Note: User names must be lower case only. When you enter a user name, all upper-case characters are automatically converted to lower-case.
   Password	Create a password.
   Verify Password	Re-enter the password to confirm.
   Full Name	Enter your full name. This name, along with your user name, displays on the Sharing tab of the Publishing dialog and in the Alter Visibility dialog. Your full name will help users identify you when they select users with which to share an object.
   Email Address	Enter your email address.
   Port	Enter the port number for the App Server.

4. Login as Existing User tab. Use this tab to create a new connection to a TIC server for which you already have a user account. (When you open an existing connection, this tab displays your user account information.)

   Login as Existing User
   Host	Enter the name of the Intelligence Central host server. Click to display a list of Intelligence Central servers currently active on the network.
   User	Enter an existing server user name.
   Password	Enter the existing password for the user name.
   Data Source	(Optional) Enter the name of a default data source to open upon connection.
   Port	Enter the port number for the App Server.
   Category	(Optional) Select an existing category or create a new one. See Set Connection Categories for more information.

5. (Optional) Select Save Password to save your password with this connection.

   Note: This option is disabled if Toad was installed with Prohibit saving passwords selected.

6. Click Connect to connect immediately and save the connection information. Optionally, click Save to save the connection without connecting.

To change your Intelligence Central user password

You can change your password for your Intelligence Central user account at any time.

Note: You cannot use this procedure to change the password for a Intelligence Central account that uses Windows Authentication.

1. In the Navigation Manager, right-click the Intelligence Central connection and select Change Password.
2. Enter the old password and then enter the new password. Enter the new password a second time to confirm.

To switch your TIC user account to a Windows Authentication account

You can switch your current Intelligence Central account to a Windows Authentication account if both accounts have the same user name.

1. In the Connection Manager, right-click your current TIC account connection and select Properties.
2. In the Register New User tab, select Use Windows Authentication. Toad prompts you to switch your account.

Tip: Connections are stored in the connections.xml file and can be found by clicking the Application Data Directory link in Help | About.

Troubleshoot Connections

Troubleshoot DB2 LUW Issues

Review the following solutions to help troubleshoot DB2 LUW issues pertaining to Toad installation and database connections.

Installation Issues

Connection Issues

Other Issues

Related Topics

Create DB2 Connections

Manage Connections

Connection/Navigation Manager