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Defining, editing, and deleting data source definitions


Use the Data Sources page to define an existing data source that IBM Alphablox applications can access. There are several types of data sources you can define in IBM Alphablox. This page describes the basic procedures to define, edit, and delete all data sources. For detailed information on the particular data source you are creating, see the page describing the relevant data source:

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 username that is 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. Enter the approriate information for the data source you are defining.
  5. Click the Save button.

To edit a data source:

  1. Select a data source name from the Data Sources list box.
  2. Click the Edit button to delete the data source.
  3. Make your changes.
  4. Click the Save button.

To delete a data source:

  1. Select a data source name from the Data Sources list box.
  2. Click the Delete button to delete the data source.
    The data source information is immediately deleted and cannot be recovered.

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