When you use Information Services to access data from a JDBC data source, you must have a data source template for that data source. When you have installed the appropriate driver and data source template on the Spotfire Server, you can use Information Designer tool in Spotfire Analyst to create information links for accessing data from that data source.

Some data source templates and JDBC drivers are included in the Spotfire Server installation. As a Spotfire administrator, you can add custom data source templates. This way, you can enable users to create information links to more types of data sources.