Spotfire® Server and Environment - Installation and Administration

Verifying a data source template

You can verify that a data source template you created is available for use by the data source in the Spotfire Information Designer.

Procedure

  1. Log in to Spotfire Analyst as an administrator.
  2. Select Data > Information Designer
  3. Click Set Up Data Source.
  4. Enter a name for the data source connection.
  5. Specify the type of data source.
  6. Enter the connection URL and max/min-values for the connection pool.
  7. Enter a user name and a password to connect to the database.
    Note: This step does not apply to Kerberos.
  8. Click Save.
  9. In the left pane, click the Data sources tab.

Results

The data source name is displayed in the tree to the left, ready for use.