Setting up connectors

Before you can use a data source connector on a Spotfire client, the connector must be installed on the server and the data source driver must be installed on the client computer.

Before you begin

Client packages have been deployed to Spotfire Server. The connectors are included in the distribution file named Spotfire.Dxp.sdn. For information on package deployment, see Deploying client packages to Spotfire Server.

Note: After deployment, make sure to update the clients with the deployed packages. This is done by restarting any open Spotfire clients, logging in as usual, and then clicking Update now.

About this task

These are the additional required steps for setting up data source connectors.

Procedure

On the following computers, install the data source drivers that correspond to the connectors that will be used in your implementation:
- All computers running Spotfire Analyst.
- All computers running a node with Spotfire Web Players or Spotfire Automation Services for which connectors should be available.
For information about the required drivers and where to find them, see the TIBCO Spotfire Connectors System Requirements page.
Note: If you have installed a 32-bit version of the Spotfire Analyst, then you must use the 32-bit version of the data source driver. For Spotfire Web Player services, always use the 64-bit driver.
If the connectors should be available for users of Spotfire Web Players or in Spotfire Automation Services, additional configuration on the server is necessary; see Configuring connectors for use with web clients and Spotfire Automation Services.
Set the access rights for the users; for details, see Access to the connectors.
Some connectors require additional configuration; see, for example, Configuring the Google Analytics and Google BigQuery connectors and Installing Oracle Essbase Client on client computers.