Branding a driver performs the following actions:

  • Installs a version of the product jar files using the vendor file prefix you specified. In addition, it installs a version of the DataDirect Test for JDBC startup files and configuration file for use with the branded drivers. The branded files appear in the directory specified during branding.
  • Changes the package names for the branded driver using the vendor package prefix you specified.
  • Changes the vendor message prefix for driver-generated error messages so that messages will display the message prefix you specified.
  • Locks the branded driver with the vendor password you specified. Your application must supply this password to unlock the branded driver. See Unlocking a Branded Driver for instructions on unlocking a branded driver.