Path-to-Path Assignments

Path-to-path assignments are used to direct one path to another path. It is typically used to map a logical path to a database path.

The syntax of a path-to-path assignment is:

$Path1 {=} $Path2

This causes entities located on $Path1 to be redirected to $Path2.

Each path can be either a default path (such as $DBMS) or a user-defined path (for example, $NETPATH).

Using path-to-path assignments enables you to:

• Minimize the number of paths to the DBMS that are open at any one time. This can be important for a DBMS that has a limited number of open channels or logons available.
• Switch several paths to another DBMS or network with only one assignment, for example, by changing $DEF from $DBMS_DEF to $DBMS_TEST.