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The database connector is a web application and can be deployed under any Servlet container. The connector relies on the JDBC API. You can use any relational database as long as you have a JDBC driver for that databasethat allows you to easily integrate your forms and flows with your external database.

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

The Database Connector can be configured to run in:

  • Any servlet container i.e. the frevvo tomcat bundle - if you have installed the tomcat  In-house bundle you already have what you need.
  • Standalone mode - Cloud customers, who are integrating with their database in their on-premise installation, may prefer this mode as it eliminates the need to run a full application on their in-house server. This mode may also be helpful for in-house customers who want to run the connector on a different server than the installation.

The Database Connector requires a JDBC driver for your database. Some pre-installed drivers are included with the connector. See Install a JDBC driver to see if the driver for your database is provided.

The database connector contains a working sample Derby database with BIRT and MyStore query sets and some test data. This makes it very easy to test if the DB Connector is up and running when your installation is complete.

These instructions apply to Cloud customers who want to run the Database Connector on an in-house server and customers who run and the Database Connector in an in-house environment.

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  1. Verify that Java 8 is installed and the Java_Home environment variable has been configured.
  2. Download the latest version of the tomcat bundle.
  3. Unzip the frevvo zip file into a location of your choice: e.g. c:\frevvo.   We'll refer to this directory below as <frevvo-home>.
  4. Ensure that you do not have another server running on ports 8082 or 8983
  5. Navigate to the <frevvo-home>\frevvo\ext\connectors directory.
  6. Unzip the database.zip file to a temporary location of your choice: e.g. c:\tmp. This will create a folder c:\tmp\database. We'll refer to this directory below as <db-tmp>
  7. Copy <db-tmp>\database.war to <frevvo-home>\tomcat\webapps.
  8. Install the JDBC driver, if required

  9. Start the Insight server. and then start Live Forms.

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    The database.war does not extract after startup. You will not see a database subfolder in the <frevvo-home>\tomcat\webapps directory.

  10. Test the connector installation by copying this URL directly into your browser:

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It is also appropriate to copy the driver into any location that is in the CLASSPATH of your servlet tomcat container. In a tomcat installation another Another location would be <CATALINA_HOME>/lib.

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The In-house tomcat bundle:

  1. Download the latest v7.2 tomcat bundle from the frevvo Software Downloads Directory.
  2. Extract the files to a location of your choice. We will refer to this directory as <frevvo-home>.
  3. Navigate to the <frevvo-home>\ext\connectors directory.
  4. Unzip the database.zip file to a temporary location of your choice: e.g. c:\tmp. This will create a folder c:\tmp\database. We'll refer to this directory below as <db-tmp>
  5. Copy <db-tmp>\database.war to <frevvo-home>\tomcat\webapps.

  6. Start the Insight server. and then start Live Forms.

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  7. Test the connector installation by copying this URL directly into your browser:

    http://localhost:8082/database/status

    After performing these steps you will have:

    • Successfully installed the  database connector and retrieved data from the built-in test database
  8. Create a tenant.
  9. Create a designer user in the tenant
  10. Download the Database Connector Application and upload it to the designer user for some example forms that demonstrate the power of the Database Connector using built-in databases.

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