Data Source Description
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The Description subpage of data source pages provides detailed information about a data source.
The page is divided in two columns:
- The details column on the left-hand side.
- The stewards column on the right-hand side.
Details Column
The details column provides the following fields:
| Item | Description |
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Name |
Name of the data source. |
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Type |
Type of database management system (DBMS) of the data source. The following DBMS are supported: DB2 LUW, DB2 z/OS, InterBase, Firebird, JDBC, MySQL, ODBC, Oracle, SQL Azure, SQL Server, Sybase, Sybase IQ. |
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<Database Management System Fields> |
Depending on the Type of data source, ER/Studio Team Server displays a different set of fields between the Type and the Custom Properties fields. See Data Source Fields for a Specific Database Management System. |
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Custom Properties |
Custom properties of the data source. For each property you can see a property name and an associated property value. |
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Description |
Detailed description of the data source. |
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Abbreviations |
List of abbreviations of the data source. |
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Aliases/Synonyms |
List of aliases and synonyms of the data source. |
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User Data |
Custom information related to the data source that only you can see. Other users, including super users, cannot see the information in this field. |
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Monitoring information |
List of data source metrics. |
Stewards Column
The stewards column provides a list of Stewards, users with permission to edit the data source.
If you are on that list, you can click Edit there to add or remove people from the list.