Client data sources are minimal data sources that are configured on the OpenAccess SDK Client and provide connection instructions to a data access service. For the client in a client/server configuration, the data source contains the host, port, and server data source. For a local client, the data source contains the service.
When a client application connects to a data access service using an OpenAccess SDK Client, the data access functionality of the session is governed by a set of data source and service attributes for the data access service. These attributes are configured on the server.
Client data sources are required when configuring the ODBC Client, Local ODBC Client, or the ADO Client. For the JDBC Client, you can configure either a client data source or a connection URL. the ADO.NET Client does not require a client data source; instead, you configure a connection string.
See the following chapters for instructions on configuring client data sources for the ODBC Client and ADO Client:
See Specifying Connection URLs for instructions on specifying connection URLs for the JDBC Client. Configuring JDBC client data sources is considered an advanced topic.
