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Table of Contents Getting Started................................................................................................................................. 7 In This Section .............................................................................................................................. 7 Overview of Data Provider ............................................................................................................... 7 Data Provider Features ................................................................................................................ 7 What’s New in Version 4.0 .............................................................................................................. 8 Installing Data Provider ................................................................................................................... 8 Installing Data Provider ................................................................................................................ 8 Supported Operating Systems .................................................................................................. 8 Prerequisite Software ............................................................................................................... 9 Upgrade from Previous Version ................................................................................................ 9 To Install the Product ................................................................................................................ 9 To install the product unattended ........................................................................................... 10 To repair the product installation ............................................................................................ 10 To uninstall the product .......................................................................................................... 11 To uninstall the product unattended ....................................................................................... 11 Planning and Architecture ............................................................................................................. 11 In This Section ............................................................................................................................ 11 Planning ......................................................................................................................................... 12 Planning various components .................................................................................................... 12 Data Provider .......................................................................................................................... 12 DB2 Servers ............................................................................................................................ 12 SQL Server Products .............................................................................................................. 12 SQL Server Data Consumers ................................................................................................. 13 Data Conversion ..................................................................................................................... 13 Code Page Conversion ........................................................................................................... 13 Security ................................................................................................................................... 13 Architecture .................................................................................................................................... 14 Data Provider ............................................................................................................................. 14 Data Provider Tools ................................................................................................................ 14 Data Access Tool with Data Source Wizard ........................................................................... 14 Data Links ............................................................................................................................... 14 Trace Utility ............................................................................................................................. 15 SQL Server Tools ....................................................................................................................... 15 SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) .............................................................................................. 15 SQL Server Management Studio ............................................................................................ 15 SQL Server Data Consumers .................................................................................................... 15 Integration Services ................................................................................................................ 15 Query Processor ..................................................................................................................... 15 Analysis Services .................................................................................................................... 16 Reporting Services.................................................................................................................. 16 Replication .............................................................................................................................. 17 Deployment .................................................................................................................................... 17 In This Section ............................................................................................................................ 17 Data Access Tool........................................................................................................................... 17 Data Access Tool User Interface ............................................................................................... 17 Data Access Tool windows ..................................................................................................... 17 Menu commands and toolbar ................................................................................................. 18 Data Access Tool Common Tasks ............................................................................................. 18 Creating a Data Source .......................................................................................................... 18 Opening a Data Source .......................................................................................................... 18 Importing a Data Source ......................................................................................................... 18 Editing a Data Source ............................................................................................................. 19 Testing a Connection .............................................................................................................. 19 Running a Sample Query ....................................................................................................... 19 Creating Packages.................................................................................................................. 19 Displaying a Connection String ............................................................................................... 20 Changing a Password ............................................................................................................. 20 Locating a Connection Definition ...........................................................................................