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<h1 class="topictitle1">Use GUI to configure an ODBC data source</h1>
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<div><p>Use the ODBC data source GUI to create and configure a data source. </p>
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<div class="section">The following instructions describe how to set required and frequently
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used options to create and configure your ODBC data source, using the <samp class="codeph">ODBC
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data source graphical user interface(GUI)</samp>.</div>
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<ol><li><span>Open the Data Source Administrator that comes with the unixODBC
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driver manager by typing the following at the command prompt:</span><ul><li><kbd class="userinput">ODBCConfig</kbd></li>
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<li><span>Decide the type of data source name (DSN) to create.</span><ul><li> A user data source is only accessible by the user who creates it.</li>
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<li>A system data source is created using root authority but is accessible
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by any user on server.</li>
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<li><span>Choose one of the following: </span><ul><li>Click <span class="uicontrol">Add...</span> to create a new data source, then
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continue with the next step.</li>
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<li>Click <span class="uicontrol">Configure...</span> to configure a data source
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that already exists, then go to step 5.</li>
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<li><span>Select an ODBC driver from this screen, exercising caution to avoid
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the <span class="uicontrol">Add</span>, <span class="uicontrol">Remove</span>, and <span class="uicontrol">Configure</span> buttons,
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which apply to adding, removing, or configuring a driver. If you accidentally
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click one of these buttons, close the window and repeat this step.</span><ul><li>Click <span class="uicontrol">iSeries Access ODBC Driver</span>.</li>
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<li>Click <span class="uicontrol">OK</span>.</li>
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<li>Optionally resize the window that is displayed.</li>
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<li><span>Set the required and optional fields.</span><ul><li>Fill in the required <samp class="codeph">Name</samp> field with your data source
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name.</li>
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<li>Fill in the required <samp class="codeph">System</samp> field with your system
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name. </li>
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<li>Complete other optional fields on the GUI. Manually configure any
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connection options that are not supported on the GUI, however, see <samp class="codeph">Connection
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String Keywords and Values</samp> and manual configuration information before
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manually configuring connection options. </li>
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<li><span>Click the <samp class="codeph">check mark</samp> in the upper-left corner
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of the window to save the configuration. </span></li>
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<div class="section"> </div>
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rzatvconfigodbc.htm" title="Use this information to configure an ODBC data source.">Configure an ODBC data source</a></div>
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