DataFlux Data Management Studio 2.6: User Guide

Federation Server Connection Dialog

You can use this dialog to connect to SAS Federation Server and access the DSN connections that are managed by that server. For more information about using this dialog, see Adding Federation Server Connections.

The Federation Server Connection dialog contains the following fields and controls:

Name - Specifies a name for the connection.

Description - Enables you to enter a text description for the connection.

Server - Specifies the host name for the Federation Server.

Port - Specifies the port number for the Federation Server

Compression setting - Specifies the type of compression that is applied to the data that passes through the connection. The following values are available:

This compression uses zlib compression, which works better when the client and the server have fast CPUs and a slow network. However, the compression can slow the connection when the client and the server have slow CPUs and a fast network.

Connection String - Displays the default connection string for the current connection.

Show Federation Server DSNs - When selected, specifies that Federation Server DSNs are expanded in table navigation. File selection dialogs in nodes that can access Federation Server connections will display the expanded list. Then you will able to select tables from those DSNs.

Credentials - Enables you to select a method for handling the credentials that you need to connect to the Federation Server. You must select one of the following options:

Test Connection - Enables you to test the connection that you have created.

Note: You can set global options for connections in the Data Connections tab of the Options dialog. You can access this dialog from the Tools menu.


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