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# JDBC Data Source Assistant --> Configure the data source

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## Overview

Enter the following information:

Name—The name of this JDBC data source. This name is used in the configuration file (`config.xml`) and throughout the Administration Console whenever referring to this data source.

JNDI Name—The JNDI path to where this JDBC data source is bound.

Honor Global Transactions—Select this check box (the default) to enable global transactions using this data source. Clear this check box to disable (ignore) global transactions using this data source. In most cases, you should leave the option selected. See When to Enable Global Transactions in a Data Source.

Emulate Two-Phase Commit for non-XA Driver—Select this check box to enable connections from the associated connection pool to participate in global transactions by emulating two-phase commit. This option applies when the connection pool uses a non-XA JDBC driver to make database connections.

Use this option if the JDBC connection is the only participant in the transaction and there is no XA compliant JDBC driver available. With more than one resource participating in a transaction where one of them (the JDBC driver) is emulating an XA resource, you may see heuristic failures. See Emulating Two-Phase Commit.

If this DataSource is associated with an XA connection pool, or if there is only one resource participating in the distributed transaction, this setting is ignored.

## Tasks

Creating and Configuring a JDBC Data Source

## Related Topics

Configuring JDBC DataSources

Creating and Deploying JDBC Components—Connection Pools, MultiPools, and Data Sources

Connection Pool and Data Source Configuration Guidelines