For most connection types, when you configure a connection, you specify the runtime environment for the connection. The runtime environment must contain an agent that is running when you configure the connection. For other connection types, you specify the runtime environment when you configure the task.

This section includes general information about setting up a connection. For more information about connections and for specific information about configuring flat file and FTP connections, see

Connections

. For specific information about other connection types, see the

Data Integration

Connector topics in the

Connectors

section of the help.