Miscellaneous
This section provides a complete list of the Miscellaneous properties you can configure in the connection string for this provider.
| Property | Description |
| AllowPreparedStatement | Prepare a query statement before its execution. |
| CharBitDataAsString | A Boolean value used to indicate whether parameters, result data, and schema information for iDB2CharBitData and iDB2VarCharBitData objects are treated as String values or as Byte array values. |
| CharBitDataCcsid | An Int32 value used to indicate which CCSID is used to translate iDB2CharBitData and iDB2VarCharBitData types when the CharBitDataAsString property is set to true. This property is ignored when CharBitDataAsString is set to false. |
| TruncateString | This property specifies whether to truncate characters when INSERT or UPDATE is executed with a string that exceeds the column size. |
| Schema | The schema used by default. |
| BatchSize | Specifies the maximum number of rows included in each batch submitted during batch operations. To submit the entire batch as a single request, set BatchSize to 0 . |
| ConnectionLifeTime | Specifies the maximum lifetime of a connection in seconds. When the specified time elapses, the provider closes the connection. |
| ConnectOnOpen | Specifies whether the provider establishes a connection to DB2 immediately upon opening the connection. Set ConnectOnOpen to True if immediate connectivity verification is necessary. |
| IgnoreCase | Specifies whether to ignore case in SQL identifiers. |
| MaxRows | Specifies the maximum number of rows returned for queries that do not include either aggregation or GROUP BY. |
| Other | Specifies additional hidden properties for specific use cases., to be used only when our Support team advises it, to address specific issues. See Remarks for details. |
| PoolIdleTimeout | Specifies the maximum idle time, in seconds, that a connection can remain in the pool before being closed. Requires UseConnectionPooling=True. |
| PoolMaxSize | Specifies the maximum number of connections allowed in the connection pool. |
| PoolMinSize | Specifies the minimum number of connections to be maintained in the connection pool at all times. |
| PoolWaitTime | Specifies the maximum number of seconds a connection request waits for an available connection in the pool. If the wait exceeds this time, an error is returned. |
| QueryPassthrough | This option passes the query to the DB2 server as is. |
| Readonly | Toggles read-only access to DB2 from the provider. |
| RTK | Specifies the runtime key for licensing the provider. If unset or invalid, the provider defaults to the standard licensing method. This property is only required in environments where the standard licensing method is unsupported or requires a runtime key. |
| SwitchMode | This property allows you to specify a switching mode to select a server from AlternateServers as the active server. |
| SwitchStrategy | This property allows you to specify a switching strategy to select a server from AlternateServers as the active server. |
| Timeout | Specifies the maximum time, in seconds, that the provider waits for a server response before throwing a timeout error. |
| UseConnectionPooling | Enables the connection pooling feature, which allows the provider to reuse existing connections instead of creating new ones for each request. |