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3417076 - Error SQL1531N is raised when trying to connect to a DB2 database via ODBC - SAP PD

Symptom

  • Connection to a DB2 database via ODBC fails with the following error. 

SQL1531N The connection failed because the name specified with the DSN connection string keyword could not be found in either the db2dsdriver.cfg configuration file or the db2cli.ini configuration file.
Data source name specified in the connection string: "DataSourceName".

  • The same error is returned outside PD, e.g. from the Windows ODBC Administrator.


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Environment

  • SAP PowerDesigner (PD) 16.7
  • IBM DB2

Product

SAP PowerDesigner 16.7

Keywords

LUW, unix, linux, windows, jdbc , KBA , BC-SYB-PD , PowerDesigner , Problem

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