//JDBC and connection settings:
//Interrogate JDBC metadata
ExtractedDatabaseMetaData meta = jdbcServices.getExtractedMetaDataSupport();
settings.setDataDefinitionImplicitCommit( meta.doesDataDefinitionCauseTransactionCommit() );
settings.setDataDefinitionInTransactionSupported( meta.supportsDataDefinitionInTransaction() );
//use dialect default properties
final Properties properties = new Properties();
properties.putAll( jdbcServices.getDialect().getDefaultProperties() );