Configuring the Adapter for Amazon Redshift (JDBC)

Configuring the adapter consists of specifying connection and authentication information for each of the connections that you want to establish.

Configure the Amazon Redshift Adapter

You can configure the adapter from either the WebFOCUS Reporting Server browser interface or the ibi Data Migrator desktop interface.

    Procedure
  1. From the WebFOCUS Reporting Server browser interface Applications page, click Get Data.

    or

    From the ibi Data Migrator desktop interface, expand the Adapters folder.

    In the WebFOCUS Reporting Server browser interface, the Get Data page opens showing your configured adapters. In the ibi Data Migrator desktop interface, the Adapters folder opens.

  2. In the WebFOCUS Reporting Server browser interface, click the (+) button, and find the adapter on the page or, in the ibi Data Migrator desktop interface, exapnd the Available folder if it is not already expanded.

    In the WebFOCUS Reporting Server browser interface, you can select a category of adapter from the drop-down list or use the search option (magnifying glass) to search for specific characters.

  3. In the ibi Data Migrator desktop interface, expand the appropriate group folder and the specific adapter folder. The group folder is described in the connection attributes reference.
  4. Right-click the adapter name and/or version and select Configure.

    The Add Adapter to Configuration pane opens.

  5. Enter values for the parameters required by the adapter, as described in the chapter for the specific adapter you want to configure.
  6. Click Configure. The configured adapter is added to the Configured list in the WebFOCUS Reporting Server browser interface or in the Adapters list in the ibi Data Migrator desktop interface resources tree.

    In the WebFOCUS Reporting Server browser interface, the adapter remains on the Available Adapters list with an asterisk to indicate that at least one connection has been configured. You can configure additional connections from either the Configured or Available list by right-clicking the adapter and clicking Add Connection.

Amazon Redshift Adapter Configuration Settings (JDBC)

The Adapter for Amazon Redshift is under the SQL group folder.

Connection name

A logical name is used to identify this particular set of connection attributes. The default is CON01.

URL

Is the URL to the location of the Amazon Redshift data source. The basic syntax is: 

jdbc:redshift://host.redshift.amazonaws.com:1563/dev
User

Primary authorization ID by which you are known to the data source.

Password

Password associated with the primary authorization ID.

Driver Name

Is the name of the JDBC driver, for example, com.amazon.redshift.jdbc42.Driver

IBI_CLASSPATH

Defines the additional Java Class directories or full path jar names that are available for Java Services. Enter one reference per line in the input window.

Allow Data Load

Allows Upload, Quick Copy, and Custom Copy for the given connection. The default value is Yes.

Connection Description (Optional)

User-defined notes to describe the given connection.

Select profile

Select a profile from the dropdown menu to indicate the level of profile in which to store the CONNECTION_ATTRIBUTES command. The global profile, edasprof.prf, is the default.

If you wish to create a new profile, either a user profile (user.prf) or a group profile if available on your platform (using the appropriate naming convention), choose New Profile from the dropdown menu and enter a name in the Profile Name field (the extension is added automatically).

Store the connection attributes in the server profile (edasprof).