Installing database drivers for Information Designer
To be able to access data from a JDBC-compliant data source with Information Services, you must install the appropriate JDBC driver on the computer that is running Spotfire Server.
About this task
Procedure
In versions 12.1 and later, Information Services runs in its own
subprocess, and uses the new default extensions directory
<installation
dir>/tomcat/custom-ext-informationservices for JDBC drivers. When
you upgrade from an earlier version, all your JDBC drivers remain in the previous
default directory,
<installation dir>/tomcat/custom-ext, and
the configuration property
information-services.external-process.use-legacy-extensions
is set to
true
. This way, Information Services can also use
drivers from the
custom-ext folder.
After upgrading, it is recommended that you manually move Information
Services-related JDBC drivers to the
custom-ext-informationservices directory. After
you have moved your drivers, set the configuration property
information-services.external-process.use-legacy-extensions
to
false
.
What to do next
To connect to an external data source, you must also add and/or enable a data source template that matches the database and the specific database driver.