Accessing the Data Source Explorer Tab

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A connection profile must be configured before data can be retrieved from an external data source. You can create a connection profile from the Data Source Explorer tab or during the creation of nodes.

By default, the Data Source Explorer tab is enabled in the Hierarchy perspective. You can also open this view manually by clicking Window in the menu bar, selecting Show View, and then clicking Data Source Explorer.
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Configuring a Database Connection Profile

Database connections can be configured using the New Connection Profile wizard, which allows you to define a connection profile type, name, and connection details.
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Procedure: How to Configure a Database Connection
  1. Right-click the Database Connections folder and select New from the context menu.

    The New Connection Profile wizard opens, as shown in the following image.

  2. Specify the connection profile type, name for the connection profile, and a description (optional).
  3. Click Next.

    The Specify a Driver and Connection Details pane opens, as shown in the following image.

  4. Select an existing DBMS driver from the Drivers drop-down list.

    Note: If this is the first installation of the selected database profile in your Eclipse workspace, then add the required .jar file provided by the iWay Hierarchy Manager plugin.

  5. Provide valid connection details for the selected DBMS.
  6. Click Next.

    The Summary pane opens, as shown in the following image.

  7. Review all of the values provided and click Finish.

    The new database connection profile is listed under the Database Connections folder and is structured as shown in the following image.
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Configuring a Flat File Data Source Profile

Flat file data source profiles can be configured using the New Flat File Data Source Profile wizard, which allows you to define a connection profile name and a source file folder location for the flat file.
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Procedure: How to Configure a Flat File Data Source
  1. Right-click the ODA Data Sources or Flat File Data Source folder and select New from the context menu.

    The New Flat File Data Source Profile wizard opens, as shown in the following image.

  2. Specify a name for the connection profile and a description (optional).
  3. Click Next.

    The Define Folder or a File URI pane opens, as shown in the following image.

  4. Select a source file home directory and configure additional settings if required.
  5. Click Next.

    The Summary pane opens, as shown in the following image.

  6. Review all of the values provided and click Finish.

    The new flat file data source connection profile is listed under the Flat File Data Source folder and is structured as shown in the following image.
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Configuring an XML Data Source Profile

XML data source profiles can be configured using the New XML Data Source Profile wizard, which allows you to define a connection profile name and a source file folder location for the XML document.
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Procedure: How to Configure an XML Data Source
  1. Right-click the ODA Data Sources or XML Data Source folder and select New from the context menu.

    The New XML Data Source Profile wizard opens, as shown in the following image.

  2. Specify a name for the connection profile and a description (optional).
  3. Click Next.

    The Define XML Data Source pane opens, as shown in the following image.

  4. Select a source file home directory for the XML document and configure additional settings if required.
  5. Click Next.

    The Summary pane opens, as shown in the following image.

  6. Review all of the values provided and click Finish.

    The new XML data source connection profile is listed under the XML Data Source folder and is structured as shown in the following image.

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