In a Database profile configuration, you can create database profiles for use in various various agents, profiles, and APL functions. These include:
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To create a new Database profile configuration, click the New Configuration button in the upper left part of the Desktop window, and then select Database Profile from the menu.
The contents of the menus in the menu bar may change depending on which configuration type that has been opened in the currently active tab. The Database profile uses the standard menu items and buttons that are visible for all configurations, and these are described in 2.1 Menus and Buttons.
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External References   | Select this menu item to Enable External References in an agent profile field. Refer to Enabling External References in an Agent Profile Field in 8.10 External Reference Profile for further information. |
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Select the Default Connection Setup radio button to use a preconfigured connection string.
The Database profile configuration - General tab
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Default Connection Setup | Select this option to configure a default connection. | |||||
Advanced Connection Setup | Select this option to configure the data source connection using a connection string. For further information, see the section below, Advanced Connection Setup. | |||||
Database Type | Select any of the available database types. You may need to perform some preparations before attempting to connect to the database for the first time. For information about required preparations, see the section below, Database Types. | |||||
Database Name | Enter a name that identifies the database instance. For example, when you configure the profile for an Oracle database, this field should contain the SID. | |||||
Database Host | Enter the host name hostname or IP address of the host on which the database is running. Type it exactly as when accessing it from any other application within the network. | |||||
Port Number | Enter the database network port. | |||||
Username | Enter the database user name. | |||||
Password | Enter the database password. | |||||
| Enable TLS Truststore | Enable TLS/SSL for connection to a an SAP HANA Database. This option will be enabled by default. This option applies only for to SAP HANA and will only be visible when SAP HANA is selected as the Database Type. For information about advanced connection for SAP HANA with TLS/SSL enabled, you an can refer to 8.5.10 SAP HANA.
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| TLS Truststore | Enter the path and filename to the TLS/SSL trust store file that contains the SAP HANA hosting server's certificate. This option applies only for SAP HANA and will only be visible when SAP HANA is selected as the Database Type. | |||||
| TLS Truststore Password | Enter the password for the TLS/SSL trust store file. This option applies only for SAP HANA and will only be visible when SAP HANA is selected as the Database Type. | |||||
Try Connection | Click to try the connection to the database, using the configured values. |
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The Advanced Connection Setup enables you to specify a customized connection string. It can be used for Oracle RAC and Snowflake connections, or when you need to add additional properties to a connection . For more information, see the relevant subsections.
Database profile configuration - Advanced Connection Setup
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The Properties tab allows you to configure additional properties for certain database types.
The Database profile configuration - Properties tab
Currently, the following properties can be configured:
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| Database | Version |
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| Cassandra | 3.11.3 |
| CSV | - |
| DB2 | 10 |
| Derby | 10 |
| MS SQL Server | 2008, 2008R2, 2012, 2014, 2016, Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Data Warehouse/Parallel Data Warehouse |
| MySQL |
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| Netezza | - |
| Oracle | 11.2/12.1/12.2 |
| PostgreSQL | 9.6/10/11 |
| Redshift | - |
| SAP Hana | - |
| Snowflake | - |
| Sybase IQ | Version The version of Sybase IQ support through the use of the JCONN4 driver |
| Teradata | 16.20 |
| TimesTen | 11.2 |
| Vertica | 8.1 |
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This section includes the following subsections: |
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