These instructions allow you to connect Yellowfin to an InterSystems IRIS data source.
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 select Data Source.
2. Click on the InterSystems IRIS option.
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. InterSystems IRIS 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 IRIS database.
9. Database Port: The TCP/IP port number for this connection. Set this to 51773.
10. Name Space: Provide the IRIS namespace.
11. JDBC Driver: The JDBC driver talks to your IRIS database. Yellowfin will automatically select the correct JDBC driver to talk to your IRIS database.
12. Username: Enter the username of your IRIS account.
13. Password: Enter the password of your IRIS account.
14. Toggle Advanced Settings to see more settings.
15. Once you have completed your connection information, you will have several options: