Use the New DB Alias wizard to define a DB alias. A DB alias is a set of specifications that allows Optim™ to identify, locate, and access a particular database. The DB alias also qualifies the names of objects referenced, defined, or accessed using Optim.
Before you define a DB alias, an Optim directory project that will contain the DB alias must be defined in the Data Project Explorer. You must also use the Optim Distributed option in the Optim preferences to define the location of the Optim pr0cnfg utility in the Optim installation.
You must also use the Data Source Explorer to define a connection profile for the database connection. You can only define a DB alias for databases supported by Optim.