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Defining, editing, and deleting IBM Alphablox Cube Server data source definitions


Use the Data Sources page to define a new (or to edit an existing) data source that IBM Alphablox applications can access. This page describes the entries for defining a data source connecting through the IBM Alphablox Cube Server Adapter.

To define a data source:

  1. Click the Create button.
  2. In the Data Source Name text box, enter a unique data source name (required). Allowable characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, underscore, or special characters (for example, accented characters) when running in a language other than English. The display of the name is case-sensitive but the actual name authenticated is case-insensitive. The names Public, Private, and Properties are reserved and cannot be used for an object name.
  3. In the Description text box, enter a description. The description appears in the console when using the show command. A description is not required when creating a data source definition.
  4. Select the Alphablox Cube Server Adapter from the Adapter drop list.
  5. In the Maximum Rows text box enter the maximum number of rows allowed in a result set from this data source The default value is 1000.
  6. In the Maximum Columns text box enter the maximum number of columns allowed in a result set from this data source The default value is 1000.

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