Details on TIBCO Spotfire Data Streams Connection

With the Spotfire connector for TIBCO Spotfire Data Streams, you can connect to TIBCO Spotfire Data Streams and analyze streaming data. You can stream data live from the database for in-database analysis, or you can import data from TIBCO Spotfire Data Streams, to analyze the data without the streaming capabilities.

You do not have to install a driver on your computer to start using the TIBCO Spotfire Data Streams connector - the required files are included in the Spotfire installation.

When you create a new connection to TIBCO Spotfire Data Streams, you use this dialog to configure and establish the connection to the TIBCO Spotfire Data Streams server.

Note: The connector for TIBCO Spotfire Data Streams is not available if you are using a 32-bit version of Spotfire.

To add a new TIBCO Spotfire Data Streams connection to the library:

On the menu bar, select Data > Manage data connections.
Click Add New > Data Connection and select TIBCO Spotfire Data Streams.

To add a new TIBCO Spotfire Data Streams connection to an analysis:

Click Files and data .
In the Files and data flyout, click Connect to.
In the list of connectors, click TIBCO Spotfire Data Streams.
In the TIBCO Spotfire Data Streams flyout, click New connection.

Option	Description
Server	The name of the TIBCO Spotfire Data Streams server that you want to connect to. To specify a port number, add it directly after the server name preceded by colon. For example: MyDatabaseServer:10081 If you do not specify a port number, the default port number 10080 will be used, which is the default port number that TIBCO Spotfire Data Streams servers listen on.
Authentication mode	The authentication method to use when logging in to the TIBCO Spotfire Data Streams server. No authentication Connect to the data source without providing any credentials. Username and password Enter the credentials for a database user in the data source for authentication. When you open an analysis that uses a connection with the authentication mode Username and password, you are prompted to log in to the data source with your credentials. Note: With Username and password authentication, you can store credentials, unencrypted, as part of the analysis file. If credentials are found in the analysis file, they will be used to automatically authenticate against the database. If the authentication with embedded credentials fails, you are not prompted to enter other credentials. Windows authentication Connect to the data source as the Windows user that is currently logged in on your computer, for automatic authentication. The access token of the logged in Windows user is used for authentication. Note: If your Spotfire Data Streams server is configured with Kerberos for authentication, you can use this authentication mode.
Username	[Only available when Username and password authentication is selected.] The name of the account you wish to use when logging in.
Password	[Only available when Username and password authentication is selected.] The password for the specified username.
Use TLS/SSL	Select this check box to use TLS/SSL encryption when connecting to the TIBCO Spotfire Data Streams server.
Use compression	Select this check box to use data compression in the connection. Your selection for the Use compression option can have an impact on the connection performance. This might depend on, for example, if the Spotfire Data Streams server is located on your local network or far away. Note: By default, the Use compression check box is selected.