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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:
- Click the Create button.
- 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.
- 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.
- Select the Alphablox Cube Server Adapter from the Adapter drop
list.
- 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.
- 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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