Configuring the Adapter for Lawson

You can configure the adapter using the WebFOCUS Reporting Server browser interface or the Data Management Console (ibi Data Migrator desktop interface).

Declare Connection Attributes

You can configure the adapter from either the WebFOCUS Reporting Server browser interface or 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.

Connection Attributes for Lawson

The Lawson adapter is under the ERP group folder.

The following list describes the connection attributes for which you can supply values. To complete the attribute declaration, click the Configure button.

DBMS Suffix

Specify the suffix of the database that Lawson is using. Possible values are:

SQLORA - Oracle

SQLMSS - Microsoft SQL Server

SQLINF - Informix

SQLDB2 - Db2

Default Product Line

This value is customized by the site when the Lawson system is installed.

Server Authentication
  • Check this box if the reporting server is secured. This option applies if every Lawson user has a user ID on the reporting server system.
  • Leave the box unchecked if the reporting server is unsecured. This option applies if every Lawson user ID and password is stored and is being authenticated by Managed Reporting and/or a self-service application:
    • For Managed Reporting, the user ID must be the Lawson User ID.
    • For Self Service requests, the Lawson ID must be passed to the server.

    In either case, the IBI_REPORT_USER variable must be set to the Lawson User ID.

Windows-based Lawson?

Check this box if the Lawson application system is Windows-based.

Leave the box unchecked if it is UNIX-based.

Select profile

Select a profile from the drop-down 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 drop-down menu and enter a name in the Profile Name field (the extension is added automatically).

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