DB2 (Query and Table)

1. Overview

DB2 (Formerly Db2 for LUW) is a relational database that delivers advanced data management and analytics capabilities for transactional workloads.

The DB2 source supports batch syncs.

2. Info Tab

You can review the parameters that can be found in the info tab below (Image 1).

Values

Parameter	Description	Example
Title	Mandatory. Input a name for your data sync	DB2 to Cinchy
Version	Mandatory. This is a pre-populated field containing a version number for your data sync. You can override it if you wish.	1.0.0
Parameters	Optional. Review our documentation on Parameters here for more information about this field.

Image 1: The Info Tab

3. Source Tab

The following table outlines the mandatory and optional parameters you will find on the Source tab (Image 2).

Source Details

The following parameters will help to define your data sync source and how it functions.

Parameter	Description	Example
Source	Mandatory. Select your source from the drop down menu.	DB2
Connection String	Mandatory. The encrypted connection string used to access your DB2 database. The Connection UI will automatically encrypt this value for you.	See here for sample connection strings.
Object	Mandatory. The type of object you want to use as your data sync. This will be either Table or Query.	Table
Table	Appears when "Table" is selected as the Object Type. The name of your table as it appears in your DB2 database.	dbo.employees
Query	Appears when "Query" is selected as the Object Type. This should be a SELECT statement indicating the data you want to sync out of your DB2 database.	Select * from dbo.employees

Schema

The Schema section is where you define which source columns you want to sync in your connection. You can repeat the values for multiple columns.

Parameter	Description	Example
Name	Mandatory. The name of your column as it appears in the source. This should be in all caps. EXCEPTION: If you chose "query" as your object and use double quotes around the column names, then this value should should match that casing.	NAME
Alias	Optional. You may choose to use an alias on your column so that it has a different name in the data sync.
Data Type	Mandatory. The data type of the column values.	Text
Description	Optional. You may choose to add a description to your column.

There are other options available for the Schema section if you click on Show Advanced.

Parameter	Description	Example
Mandatory	If both Mandatory and Validated are checked on a column, then rows where the column is empty are rejected If just Mandatory is checked on a column, then all rows are synced with the execution log status of failed, and the source error of "Mandatory Rule Violation" If just Validated is checked on a column, then all rows are synced.
Validate Data	If both Mandatory and Validated are checked on a column, then rows where the column is empty are rejected If just Validated is checked on a column, then all rows are synced.
Trim Whitespace	Optional if data type = text. If your data type was chosen as "text", you can choose whether to trim the whitespace (that is, spaces and other non-printing characters).
Max Length	Optional if data type = text. You can input a numerical value in this field that represents the maximum length of the data that can be synced in your column. If the value is exceeded, the row will be rejected (you can find this error in the Execution Log).

You can choose to add in a Transformation > String Replacement by inputting the following:

Parameter	Description	Example
Pattern	Mandatory if using a Transformation. The pattern for your string replacement, i.e. the string that will be searched and replaced.
Replacement	What you want to replace your pattern with.

Note that you can have more than one String Replacement

Filter

You have the option to add a source filter to your data sync. Please review the documentation here for more information on source filters.

Image 2: Source Tab

4. Next Steps

• Configure your Destination

• Define your Sync Behaviour.

• Add in your Post Sync Scripts, if required.

• Define your Permissions.

• Click Jobs > Start a Job to begin your sync.