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Yellowfin does not ship with the driver required for this connection due to licensing/paywall reasons. You will need to manually upload the driver through the the Plugin Manager or Add Driver.

1. Click on the Create button and choose the data source option.

2. Select Select BMC Action Request from the databases list.

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3. When the New Connection popup appears, provide a name and description for your database.

4. Connection String: when selecting Connection String you have the same functionality as in Generic JDBC Data Source.

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Image Removed45BMC Action Requestconfiguration fields:
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6. Authentication Adapter: Specify  Specify an authentication method for the database adapter. More details details Advanced Connection Editor.

57Include Schema in SQL: Select this checkbox to add the schema name when addressing database tables in SQL queries.

68. Database Host: Enter the name or IP address of the server hosting the BMC Action Request database.

79. Database Port: The TCP/IP port number for this database is set to 0. (The driver will connect to the correct port by itself.)

810. Custom Parameters: Use this field to specify custom parameters. For example,

refreshCache=10;rowLimit=10000;DateTimeFormat=MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss a;DateFormat=yyyy-MM-dd;mode=new;locale=en;timeZone=AUSTRALIA/SYDNEY

911. JDBC Driver: The JDBC driver to talk to your BMC Action Request database. 
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1012. Username: Enter the username of your BMC Action Request database account.

1113. Password: Provide the password of the above account.

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1512. Once you have completed your connection information, you will have several options

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    1. Back: This will navigate to the database selection.
    2. Cancel: This will close the New Connection popup.
    3. Test Connection: This will test the connection parameters you provided to ensure it can connect to your database. If the connection is successful, an indicator will appear and you will be able to save the connection.                                 
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      For more details about Test Connection please refer to the Test Connection page page.
    4. Save: This will allow you to save your connection and navigate to the Success page:
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