If the DCE directory is used in an environment where all the target databases share the same directory path name, no local directories are required on the clients.
This section describes the order in which directories are searched for the following:
Figure 100 shows how the directories are searched when a client attaches to a DBMS instance called ABC_INST.
Figure 100. How Directories are Used to Attach a Database
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Figure 101 shows how the directories are searched when a client connects to a database called DBTEST.
Figure 101. How Directories are Used to Connect a Database
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