Command Reference > pmrep Command Reference > CreateConnection
  

CreateConnection

Creates a source or target connection in the repository. The connection can be a relational, application, or an FTP connection. Relational database connections for each relational subtype require a subset of all CreateConnection options and arguments. For example, Oracle connections do not accept the -z, -d, or -t options. Use the -k option to specify attributes for application connections.
The CreateConnection command uses the following syntax:
createconnection

-s <connection_subtype>

-n <connection_name>

[{-u <user_name>

[-p <password> |

-P <password_environment_variable>]}|

-K <connection_to_the_Kerberos_server>]

[-c <connect_string> (required for Oracle, Informix, DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, ODBC, and NetezzaRelational)]

[-l <code_page>]

[-r <rollback_segment> (valid for Oracle connection only)]

[-e <connection_environment_SQL>]

[-f <transaction_environment_SQL>]

[-z <packet_size> (valid for Sybase ASE and MS SQL Server connection)]

[-b <database_name> (valid for Sybase ASE, Teradata and MS SQL Server connection)]

[-v <server_name> (valid for Sybase ASE and MS SQL Server connection)]

[-d <domain_name> (valid for MS SQL Server connection only)]

[-t (enable trusted connection, valid for MS SQL Server connection only)]

[-a <data_source_name> (valid for Teradata connection only)]

[-x (enable advanced security, lets users give Read, Write and Execute permissions only for themselves.)]

[-k <connection_attributes> (attributes have the format name=value;name=value; and so on)]

[-y (Provider Type (1 for ODBC and 2 for OLEDB), valid for MS SQL Server connection only)]

[-m (UseDSN, valid for MS SQL Server connection only)]
The following table describes pmrep CreateConnection options and arguments:
Option
Argument
Description
-s
connection_subtype
Required. Displays the connection subtype.
A connection can be one of the following types:
  • - Application
  • - FTP
  • - Relational
For example, for a Relational connection, connection subtypes include Oracle, Sybase, and Microsoft SQL Server. For FTP connections, the valid subtype is FTP.
-n
connection_name
Required. Name of the connection.
-u
user_name
Required for some connection types. User name used for authentication.
-p
password
Required for some connection types. Password used for authentication when you connect to the relational database. Use the -p or -P option, but not both. If you specify a user name and you do not specify -p or -P, pmrep prompts you for the password.
-P
password_
environment_variable
Optional. Password environment variable used for authentication when you connect to the relational database. Use the -p or -P option, but not both. If you do not use the -p or -P option, pmrep prompts you for the password.
-K
connection_to_the_Kerberos_server
Optional. Indicates that the database that you are connecting to runs on a network that uses Kerberos authentication.
-c
connect_string
Connect string the Integration Service uses to connect to the relational database.
-l
code_page
Required for some connection types. Code page associated with the connection.
-r
rollback_segment
Optional. Valid for Oracle connections. The name of the rollback segment. A rollback segment records database transactions that allow you to undo the transaction.
-e
connection_
environment_sql
Optional. Enter SQL commands to set the database environment when you connect to the database. The Integration Service executes the connection environment SQL each time it connects to the database.
-f
transaction_
environment_sql
Optional. Enter SQL commands to set the database environment when you connect to the database. The Integration Service executes the transaction environment SQL at the beginning of each transaction.
-z
packet_size
Optional. Valid for Sybase ASE and Microsoft SQL Server connections. Optimizes the ODBC connection to Sybase ASE and Microsoft SQL Server.
-b
database_name
Optional. Name of the database. Valid for Sybase ASE and Microsoft SQL Server connections.
-v
server_name
Optional Name of the database server. Valid for Sybase ASE and Microsoft SQL Server connections.
-d
domain_name
Optional Valid for Microsoft SQL Server connections. The name of the domain. Used for Microsoft SQL Server.
-t
-
Optional. Valid for Microsoft SQL Server connections. If enabled, the Integration Service uses Windows authentication to access the Microsoft SQL Server database. The user name that starts the Integration Service must be a valid Windows user with access to the Microsoft SQL Server database.
-a
data_source_name
Optional Teradata ODBC data source name. Valid for Teradata connections.
-x
-
Enables enhanced security. Grants you read, write, and execute permissions. Public and world groups are not granted any permissions. If this option is not enabled, all groups and users are granted read, write, and execute permissions.
-k
connection_attributes
Enables user-defined connection attributes. Attributes have the format <name>=<value>;<name>=<value>.
Note: Do not add a space before the attribute name.
-y
-
Enables the provider type value. You can specify the following provider types:
  • - 1 for ODBC
  • - 2 for Oledb(Deprecated)
-m
-
Enables the Use DSN attribute.
The PowerCenter Integration Service retrieves the database and server names from the DSN.
For more information about connection subtypes, see Connection Subtypes.

Specifying the Database Code Page

The -l option specifies the code page for the database connection. Enter the code page name you want to assign to the database connection. For example, to assign the US-ASCII code page to the database connection, enter the code page name “US-ASCII.”
Changing the database connection code page can cause data inconsistencies if the new code page is not compatible with the source or target database connection code pages. Also, if you configure the Integration Service for data code page validation, changing the database connection code page can cause sessions to fail if the source database connection code page is not a subset of the target database connection code page.