Example 4: Via DB2

Assume that:

You have already installed DB2 driver, and have appended the archive files of the driver to the ADDCLASSPATH variable in the file setenv.bat in <designer_install_root>\bin.
The DB2 database server is with the following information:
Driver: com.ibm.db2.jcc.DB2Driver
URL: jdbc:db2://qad01.jinfonet.com.cn:50000/JRDemo
User: jrDesign
Password: Test1234
A catalog has been created with a default data source.

Take the following steps to set up a connection which connects JReport Designer to a database via DB2:

Start JReport Designer and open the catalog.
In the Catalog Manager, right-click the node of the default data source and select New JDBC Connection from the shortcut menu. Click JDBC in the Select Connection Type dialog.
In the Get JDBC Connection Information dialog, enter the JDBC driver class name com.ibm.db2.jcc.DB2Driver in the Driver text field.
In the URL text field, specify the URL as jdbc:db2://qad01.jinfonet.com.cn:50000/JRDemo.
Input the user name jrDesign and password Test1234 respectively.
Click OK to set up the connection.