Follow the instructions below to connect Yellowfin to a BMC Action Request database.
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 Plugin Manager or Creating a Basic Data Source Connection. |
1. Click on the Create button and choose the data source option.
2. Select BMC Action Request from the databases list.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.5. BMC Action Request configuration fields:
6. Authentication Adapter: Specify an authentication method for the database adapter. More details Advanced Connection Editor.
7. Include Schema in SQL: Select this checkbox to add the schema name when addressing database tables in SQL queries.
8. Database Host: Enter the name or IP address of the server hosting the BMC Action Request database.
9. Database Port: The TCP/IP port number for this database is set to 0. (The driver will connect to the correct port by itself.)
10. 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
11. JDBC Driver: The JDBC driver to talk to your BMC Action Request database.
12. Username: Enter the username of your BMC Action Request database account.
13. Password: Provide the password of the above account.
14. Toggle Advanced Settings to see more settings.
15. Once you have completed your connection information, you will have several options: