Use the DB Alias Editor to browse DB Alias names and other information that is used by the Optim solution to communicate with a specific database. You also can set defaults for objects that are created by the solution.
Use the options on the Defaults tabs to set defaults for creating objects. You can establish as many as three layers of default settings for the creation of database objects, in addition to target system defaults. The default settings determine the values that are displayed in the Object List for the Create utility and can be overridden at the object level by editing the list.
At the broadest level, DB Alias settings establish defaults for creating objects in the associated database. If needed, you can provide Personal Options settings for a user or group of users that override some or all DB Alias settings. A third level of optional defaults applies at the processing level to override Personal Options and DB Alias settings. Use the options on the Defaults tabs to set first-level defaults for the Create utility.

Text to describe the purpose of the DB Alias or provide other information (up to 128 characters).
Some tabs are available for only certain DBMS types. For example, the Synonym Defaults tab is only used for Oracle and Informix, so it is not displayed for other DBMS types. If a tab is not displayed for a DB Alias, it means the information on that tab does not apply to the DBMS with which that DB Alias is associated.