New Data Source Page

You can create a new Data Source using any of your currently available Connections. The Connections are obtained from your server instance. The Data Service Builder will only show the available JDBC connections.

The data source wizard will guide you through the process of creating a new data source.

Choose Connection

Enter a name for your data source. You can also enter a description (optional).

The available connections are identified in the Connections list. Select one of the available connections.

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When the connection is selected, the translator dropdown will display. You can keep the translator selection (if one is selected) or select something different.

Translators image

Optionally, you can limit the tables for your Data Source by checking Filter Connection. Filtering is especially helpful for databases which have very large schema. If checked, an additional wizard step is shown - click 'Next' to proceed to the filter page.

Filter Options image

Define Filtering

Expand and click on the desired catalog or schema node in the display to see the schema tables.

Filter Option Schema image

The available tables for the selection will be shown in the tables list. You can enter a new table filter value if desired. The '%' wildcard can be used in your filter. For example, a filter value of 'A%' will yield all tables that start with 'A'. The table list will update when you change the filter text.

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Once you are finished, click Create Data Source image to create your new data source. This will take you to the Data Source Summary page, which will show the new data source along with your other sources.

Of course, you can hit the Cancel button button if you no longer wish to create the data source. Canceling takes you to the Data Source Summary page.