Upload a DID created on "IBM System i" to a project

You can use a DID created on the "IBM System i" database in KCM Designer for Windows. Usually, these DIDs are created with a KCM component known as ITP SDK AS/400.1 To use such a DID, you need to connect to the database and upload the respective DID to your project.

  1. Right-click the DIDs folder and click Download iSeries DID.
  2. Fill in the fields.
    • In the DID Name field, enter the name of the DID to upload.

    • In the SRC Library field, enter the SRC library that contains the DID. For example, ITPSRC21 or ITPSRC35.

    • In the Hostname:Port field, enter the host name or IP address of the database and optionally the port number that the database is listening to. Separate the two parts with a colon.

      Example

      Hostname:Port example

      Description

      10.0.88.1:10042

      The database with IP address 10.0.88.1 is listening to port 10042.

      10.0.88.1

      The database with IP address 10.0.88.1 is listening to the default port. When the port number is not specified, the default port is used.

      myhost:10042

      The database with the host name "myhost" is listening to port 10042.

      myhost

      The database with the host name "myhost" is listening to the default port. When the port number is not specified, the default port is used.

    • In the User ID and Password fields, enter the ID and password used to log in to the database.

    • In the Password level list, select 0 (other values are currently not supported).

  3. Click OK.

1 ITP is a former name for KCM; AS/400 is a former name for "IBM System i" databases.