Data Source Configuration

In order for OpenSpirit to access data in the various vendor data sources, you must tell OpenSpirit about each source, which is known as configuring the data sources. With the introduction of Satellite installations and Windows based data sources, the task of configuring all of the possible combinations of data sources is quite complex. In this section we describe the configuration of all supported data sources and the strategy required to properly configure data sources on satellite installations. The tool used by OpenSpirit administrators to setup and configure supported data sources is the Data Source Configuration Tool, which is available in the OpenSpirit Desktop.

The Data Source Configuration Tool is the primary means of configuring vendor data sources in OpenSpirit on Linux and Windows. The information does vary between data sources but in general it consists of:

  • The name of the configuration. This is a free-form unique name given by you.

  • Vendor data source installs directory locations. This is used to access vendor libraries and functions.

  • Database information relating to the data sources. This is used to access project data in the vendor’s data sources.

  • Vendor license information pertaining to the data sources. Which is needed in order to check out a vendor data source license.

The configured vendor data sources contain project data that users can access using tools and applications developed with the OpenSpirit framework. The supported vendor data sources that can be configured in OpenSpirit are listed in the Data Source Details section of this guide.

A command line data source configuration utility is also available. The command-line utility is described in the Command-Line Configuration Utility section of this guide.