Creating a New Directory Entry

You can add a new Directory Entry either by copying one that already exists or by entering all the details on your own.

To create a new directory entry:

1. Select F6 - Add New on the Work with DB Directory Entries screen (STRDB > 1) to open the Add New Directory Entry screen.
2. Add a Directory Entry and Driver. To add the Directory Entry, do one of the following:
   • Type the new Directory Entry alias name.
   • Select F4 - Prompt (while in the Directory Entry field) to display the existing Directory Entry list. Select the Directory Entry by typing 1 in the Opt field for the entry. Press Enter. The selected Directory Entry is added to the new Directory Entry field.

​                           ​ Add New Directory Entry​                                                                                                               ​ Dir​ ......................................................................​      ​ Dri​ :​                     ​ Select Directory Entry​                       ​ :​          ​ :​                                                                   ​ :​          ​ :​ ​ Type options, press Enter.​    ​ Position to . .​           ​        ​ :​      ​    ​ :​   ​ 1=Select   ​                 ​ Subset  . . . .​                ​   ​ :​          ​ :​                                                                   ​ :​          ​ :​ ​ Opt​ Directory entry​                                              ​ :​          ​ :​  ​  ​ ​ ALEX      ​ TEST ALEX                                         ​ :​          ​ :​  ​  ​ ​ A150      ​                                                   ​ :​          ​ :​  ​  ​ ​ A520      ​                                                   ​ :​          ​ :​  ​  ​ ​ BIG       ​ IBM Big Data                                      ​ :​          ​ :​  ​  ​ ​ DB2       ​                                                   ​ :​          ​ :​  ​  ​ ​ DDD       ​                                                   ​ :​          ​ :​  ​  ​ ​ FB        ​ Firebird sample database                          ​ :​          ​ :​  ​  ​ ​ H2        ​                                                   ​ :​          ​ :​  ​  ​ ​ JDEDEVTNS ​                                                   ​ :​          ​ :​                                                      ​      More...​ :​          ​ :​ ​ F3=Exit​                            ​ F12=Cancel​                   ​ :​          ​ :​                                                                   ​ :​      ​ F3=​ :....................................................................:​      ​                                                                                                                                                                  ​

3. To add a driver, do one of the following:
   • Type the new Driver name
   • Press the F4 - Prompt key when in the Driver field to display a list of the existing database drivers. Select the Driver by typing 1 in the Opt field next to it. Press Enter. The selected Directory Entry is added to the new Directory Entry field.

   ​                           ​ Add New Directory Entry​                                                                                                               ​ Dir​ ......................................................................​      ​ Dri​ :​                         ​ Select DB Driver​                         ​ :​          ​ :​                                                                   ​ :​          ​ :​ ​ Type options, press Enter.​    ​ Position to . . .​           ​      ​ :​      ​    ​ :​   ​ 1=Select   ​                 ​ Subset  . . . . .​                ​ ​ :​          ​ :​                                                                   ​ :​          ​ :​ ​ Opt​ DB Driver​                                                    ​ :​          ​ :​  ​  ​ ​ AS400DB2  ​ DB2 on OS/400 platform                            ​ :​          ​ :​  ​  ​ ​ BIG_SQL   ​ Big SQL                                           ​ :​          ​ :​  ​  ​ ​ CSV       ​ CSV (Comma Separated Values)                      ​ :​          ​ :​  ​  ​ ​ DB2       ​ DB2 for Windows/Linux                             ​ :​          ​ :​  ​  ​ ​ DB2JDBC4  ​ DB2 for Windows/Linux                             ​ :​          ​ :​  ​  ​ ​ DERBY     ​ JavaDB/Derby                                      ​ :​          ​ :​  ​  ​ ​ DERBYMY   ​ JavaDB/Derby                                      ​ :​          ​ :​  ​  ​ ​ EXCEL     ​ Microsoft Excel                                   ​ :​          ​ :​  ​  ​ ​ FEDERATED ​ Federated database                                ​ :​          ​ :​                                                      ​      More...​ :​          ​ :​ ​ F3=Exit​                            ​ F12=Cancel​                   ​ :​          ​ :​                                                                   ​ :​      ​ F3=​ :....................................................................:​      ​                                                                                                                                                                  ​

4. Click Enter to move on to the empty Add New Directory Entry Details screen.

   This screen is the same as the Modify Directory Entry screen.

NOTE: Information that is already saved in the driver entry is automatically added.