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XML Connection Properties

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XML Connection Properties

This topic describes the properties of an XML Connection object in a catalog.

Property NameDescription
Date FormatSpecifies the default format for Date type data.

Data type: String

DefaultSpecifies whether the connection is the default connection in the current catalog data source. By default, the first connection you create in a data source is the default connection of the data source. A data source can have zero or one default connection.

Data type: Boolean

DescriptionSpecifies the description of the connection.

Data type: String

NameSpecifies the mapped name of the connection in the catalog.

Data type: String

Name PatternSpecifies whether to use catalog or schema in data manipulation. Choose an option from the drop-down list.
  • unqualified name
    Select to include neither catalog nor schema in data manipulation. Example: SELECT t.c FROM t
  • 2-part names
    Select to use schema in data manipulation. Example: SELECT schema.t.c FROM schema.t
  • 3-part names
    Select to use both catalog and schema in data manipulation. Example: SELECT catalog.schema.t.c from catalog.schema.t

Data type: Enumeration

Time FormatSpecifies the default format for Time type data.

Data type: String

Timestamp FormatSpecifies the default format for Timestamp type data.

Data type: String

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