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You can create connections to one or more DB2 databases from Trifacta® Wrangler Enterprise.
NOTE: Only connections to DB2 for Windows and Unix/Linux are supported.
Pre-requisites
If you haven't done so already, you must create and deploy an encryption key file for the Trifacta node to be shared by all relational connections. For more information, see Create Encryption Key File.
Configure
To create this connection:
- In the Import Data page, click the Plus sign. Then, select the Relational tab. Click the DB2 card.
- You can also create connections through the Connections page. See Connections Page.
For additional details on creating an Oracle connection, see Enable Relational Connections.
This connection can also be created using the API.
- For details on values to use when creating via API, see Connection Types.
- See API Reference.
Property | Description |
---|---|
Host | Enter your hostname. Example:
myDB2.example.com |
Port | Set this value to 50000 . |
Connect String Options | Please insert any connection options as a string here. |
Database Name | Enter the name of the DB2 database to which to connect. |
User Name | (basic credential type only) Username to use to connect to the database. |
Password | (basic credential type only) Password associated with the above username. |
Test Connection | After you have defined the connection credentials type, credentials, and connection string, you can validate those credentials. |
Default Column Data Type Inference | Set to |
Connection Name | Display name of the connection |
Connection Description | Description of the connection, which appears in the application. |
Use
For more information, see Database Browser.
Data Conversion
For more information on how values are converted during input and output with this database, see DB2 Data Type Conversions.
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