Information Services

Information Services is a server-side method for accessing data from JDBC-compliant data sources. When you use Information Services to access data in an analysis, the Spotfire Server connects to the external data source on behalf of the Spotfire client.

Information Services runs as a java subprocess on the same computer that runs Spotfire Server. You can manage and monitor the Information Services process in the web administration pages, similar to how you manage Automation Services and Web Player services.

Note: In a clustered environment, every Spotfire Server instance has its own Information Services subprocess.

Setting up Information Services

The prerequisites for using Information Services to access data is that you install and configure the corresponding JDBC drivers and data source templates for your data source on your Spotfire Server. You must also make sure that the Information Services process is started.

Tip: Some JDBC drivers and data source templates are included in the Spotfire Server installation. See Included JDBC drivers and data source templates.

Once these preparations are set up on the Spotfire Server, you use the Information Designer tool in the installed Spotfire client to create information links for accessing data from your JDBC-compliant data source.

For more information about how to create information links in Information Designer, see the Spotfire User Guide.