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If you are upgrading your Database Connector, follow the Database Connector Upgrade Guide instead of the steps on this page instead of the steps on this page.

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frevvo only supports/certifies the Database Connector running in the Apache Tomcat container. Refer to our Supported Platforms for the list of Application Servers and databases supported/certified by frevvo.

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The database connector can be installed in either a simple standalone mode or in a servlet container such as the frevvo-tomcat in-house bundle. frevvo only supports/certifies the Database Connector running in the Apache Tomcat container.

Depending on your installation choice, follow

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  1. Stop . You do not have to stop the Insight Server.
  2. Create a folder named <frevvo-home>\config i.e. c:\frevvo\config.

    1. Create the file <frevvo-home>\config\configuration.xml. Your SQL statements will be added to this file.

    2. Copy/Paste the follow text into configuration.xml. This skeleton defines test querysets named myStore and BIRT to get you started.

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      <dbconnector>
         <queryset name="myStore">    
         </queryset>
          
         <queryset name="BIRT">
         </queryset>      
      </dbconnector>
  3. Create the file <frevvo-home>\tomcat\conf\frevvo-configdbconnector.properties. If this file already exists you will add your database datasource properties to it.

    1. Copy/Paste one of the two following samples into frevvo-configdbconnector.properties.
    2. Edit the frevvo.connectors.database.configuration line to be the path to your configuration.xml file.

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      titleUse this sample if all querysets use the same database
      frevvo.connectors.database.configuration=file:///C:/frevvo/config/configuration.xml
      
      dbconnector.queryset.resource-def.url=<the url to your database>
      dbconnector.queryset.resource-def.user=<your database username>
      dbconnector.queryset.resource-def.password=<your database password>
      

      The @myStore and @BIRT in the this sample will be your queryset names in your configuration.xml

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      titleUse this sample if querysets use different databases
      frevvo.connectors.database.configuration=file:///C:/frevvo/config/configuration.xml
      
      dbconnector.queryset@myStore.resource-def.url=<the url to your database #1>
      dbconnector.queryset@myStore.resource-def.user=<your database username>
      dbconnector.queryset@myStore.resource-def.password=<your database password>
      
      dbconnector.queryset@BIRT.resource-def.url=<the url to your database #2>
      dbconnector.queryset@BIRT.resource-def.user=<your database username>
      dbconnector.queryset@BIRT.resource-def.password=<your database password>


      Your Datasource Properties depend on your JDBC driver type.

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      titleClick here for Datasource Property Examples

      MySQL example

      This sample shows a configuration.xml queryset named "alltest" against a MySql database named "test" where the database login user is "root" and the password is "root".

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      dbconnector.queryset@alltest.resource-def.url=jdbc:mysql://<your database server>:<port>/test
      dbconnector.queryset@alltest.resource-def.user=root
      dbconnector.queryset@alltest.resource-def.password=root

      SQL Server Example

      This example connects to a SQL Server driver

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      dbconnector.queryset@BIRT.resource-def.url=jdbc:sqlserver://<your database server>;DatabaseName=<your database name>
      dbconnector.queryset@BIRT.resource-def.user=<your database user>
      dbconnector.queryset@BIRT.resource-def.password=<your database password>

      SQL jTDS Example

      This example connects to SQL Server using the jTDS driver. The jTDS driver requires the additional validationQuery property.

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      dbconnector.queryset@myStore.resource-def.url=jdbc:sqlserver://<your database server>:<port>;DatabaseName=<your database name>
      dbconnector.queryset@myStore.resource-def.user=<your database name>
      dbconnector.queryset@myStore.resource-def.password=<your database password>
      dbconnector.queryset@myStore.resource-def.validationQuery=SELECT 1

       

      If your SQL server has multiple SQL named instances, use the url instance parameter as shown here for an instance named xyzzy.

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      dbconnector.queryset@myStore.resource-def.url=jdbc:sqlserver://<your database server>:<port>;DatabaseName=<your database name>;instance=xyzzy

      Oracle 11g

      This example connects to an Oracle 11g driver.

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      dbconnector.queryset@mystore.resource-def.url=jdbc:oracle:thin:@<your database server>:<port>:ServiceName
      dbconnector.queryset@myStore.resource-def.user=<your database user>
      dbconnector.queryset@myStore.resource-def.password=<your database password>
  4. Restart

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If you prefer to define your datasources on the container level, the recommended approach is to define the datasource in the container and then use a resource-ref in the Database Connector properties file to reference it..  
 

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Using <Resource-ref> to define datasources is not supported if you are running the Database Connector in Standalone mode. Use <Resource-def> instead.

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  1. Edit <frevvo-home>\tomcat\conf\Catalina\localhost\context.xml.default,

    1. Add the Resource name parameter. An example is shown below:

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      <Resource name="jdbc/<your database name>"
                auth="Container"         
                driverClassName="com.mysql.jdbc.Driver"
                username="<your database user>"
                password="<your database password>"
                type="javax.sql.DataSource"
                url="jdbc:mysql://localhost/<your queryset name>?autoconnect=true"/>
  2. Edit frevvo\tomcat\conf\frevvo-configdbconnector.properties file. Verify that the frevvo.connectors.database.configuration property has been set and add the dbconnector.resource-ref.name property as shown below:

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    dbconnector.queryset@<queryset name>.resource-ref.name=jdbc/<name of your resource>

How do I Disable a QuerySet/Query?

When you are developing your integration, you might want to disable a particular queryset/query so you can focus on the one you are troubleshooting. QuerySets/queries can be disabled in one of two ways:

  1. Add the enabled= attribute with a value of false to the <querySet/> or individual <query> elements in the configuration.xml file to completely disable it.

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    <dbconnector>
      <querySet name="BIRT" enabled="false" ...>
  2. The same can be done by adding the enabled property with a value of false as shown below to the dbconnector.properties(standalone bundle) or frevvo-config.properties the (tomcat bundle).  

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    dbconnector.querySet@<queryset name>.enabled=false

    This property disables all querysets. Add it to the dbconnector.properties(standalone bundle) or frevvo-config.properties (tomcat bundle).

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    dbconnector.querySet.enabled=false

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