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Db2 for z/OS Bulk Load connection properties

When you configure a Db2 for z/OS Bulk Load connection, you must set the connection properties.
The following table describes Db2 for z/OS Bulk Load connection properties:
Property
Description
Connection Name
A name for the Db2 for z/OS Bulk Load connection. This name must be unique within the organization. Connection names can contain alphanumeric characters, spaces, and the following special characters: _ . + -
Spaces at the beginning or end of the name are trimmed and are not saved as part of the name.
Maximum length is 100 characters. Connection names are not case sensitive.
Description
Description of the Db2 for z/OS Bulk Load connection. Maximum length is 4000 characters.
Type
Type of connection. For Db2 for z/OS Bulk Load, the type must be Db2 for z/OS Bulk Load.
Runtime Environment
Name of the runtime environment that contains the Secure Agent that you want to use to run mapping tasks.
Listener Location
Host name or IP address of the system where the PowerExchange Listener that processes requests for Db2 for z/OS Bulk Load runs. Also include the Listener port number. Enter the value in the following format, where host_name can be a host name or IP address:
host_name:port_number
For example:
LSNR1:1467?
Database Name
The Db2 subsystem or database name.
User Name
A user name that can be used to access the PowerExchange Listener when PowerExchange Listener security is enabled. For more information, see the SECURITY statement in the PowerExchange Reference Manual.
Password
Password that is associated with the user name that is specified in the User Name property.
Schema Name
Schema used for the source or target.
Code Page
The code page that the Secure Agent for the Data Integration Service uses to extract data from the source database.
Environment SQL
SQL commands that run in the database environment.
Correlation ID
A value to use as the Db2 Correlation ID for Db2 requests.
This value overrides the value in the SESSID statement in the PowerExchange DBMOVER configuration file.
Array Size
Valid values are from 1 through 5000. Default is 25.
Replace Low Values with Spaces
Controls whether to replace embedded nulls in character data with spaces. Select this property to replace embedded nulls. By default, this property is selected.
Connection Retry Period
Number of seconds that the PowerExchange Bulk Reader tries to reconnect to the PowerExchange Listener after the initial connection attempt fails. If a connection cannot be established within the retry period, the mapping task fails. The default is 0, which disables connection retries.
Write Mode
Options are:
  • - Confirm Write On. Sends data to the PowerExchange Listener and waits for a success or no success response before sending more data. This mode sends data synchronously to the PowerExchange Listener rather than buffering the data.
  • - Confirm Write Off. Sends data asynchronously to the PowerExchange Listener by buffering the data. This mode does not wait for a success or no success response.
Custom Properties
Custom properties or connection property overrides. Custom properties are properties that you can specify to override PowerExchange default settings. You can enter multiple properties by using a semicolon (;) as the separator.
For example:
<property>=<value>;<property>=<value>
Normally, you set custom properties only at the direction of Informatica Global Customer Support.
Note: These properties are equivalent to the PWX Override options for the PowerExchange Client for PWX NRDB Batch connections in PowerCenter.
You can also specify connection property overrides in this field or through a parameter file. To specify connection property overrides through a parameter file, you set a parameter in the form of $<ParameterName>, where you prefix a user-defined parameter name with a dollar sign character ($). Then configure a mapping task for the mapping to use a parameter file that contains the user-defined parameter definition by specifying the parameter file name in the Parameter File Name field on the Runtime Options tab.
For more information, see the “Connection overrides reference” chapter.