Choosing a Level of Interoperability

Assuming the application will use ODBC, the next step is to determine what level of interoperability is required. The basic level of interoperability is usually a function of the application type: Custom applications tend not to be interoperable, vertical applications tend to be interoperable among a limited number of DBMSs, and generic applications tend to be interoperable among all DBMSs.

This section contains the following topics.

• Custom Applications

• Vertical Applications

• Generic Applications