Use the New Database Definition File wizard to add database definitions to the IBM® Integration Toolkit.
If you can connect to your database server by using the IBM Integration Toolkit, you can create a database definition (.dbm file) when you create your database mapping; see Mapping database content. If you cannot connect to your database server by using the IBM Integration Toolkit, you must create a database definition file from scratch before you can create your database mapping; see Creating a database definition from scratch.
You can also use database definitions in other nodes, such as the Compute node, to validate references to database sources and tables. You must include a data design project in an application, or reference it from an Integration project, before you can use the database definitions that your data design project contains.
Database definition files in the IBM Integration Toolkit are not automatically updated. If you modify your database, you must re-create the database definition files.
Complete the following steps to create a database definition (.dbm file) by using the New Database Definition File wizard: