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Get the Report →Create IBM Cloud Data Engine Dashboards in Bold BI
Use CData Connect Server to create a virtual SQL Server Database for IBM Cloud Data Engine data to build custom dashboards in Bold BI.
Bold BI allows you to create, share, and collaborate on interactive BI dashboards. When paired with CData Connect Server, you get instant access to IBM Cloud Data Engine data for visualizations, dashboards, and more. This article shows how to create a virtual database for IBM Cloud Data Engine and build reports from IBM Cloud Data Engine data in Bold BI.
CData Connect Server provides a pure SQL Server interface for IBM Cloud Data Engine, allowing you to easily build reports from live IBM Cloud Data Engine data in Bold BI — without replicating the data to a natively supported database. As you build visualizations, Bold BI generates SQL queries to gather data. Using optimized data processing out of the box, CData Connect Server pushes all supported SQL operations (filters, JOINs, etc) directly to IBM Cloud Data Engine, leveraging server-side processing to quickly return the requested IBM Cloud Data Engine data.
Create a Virtual SQL Server Database for IBM Cloud Data Engine Data
CData Connect Server uses a straightforward, point-and-click interface to connect to data sources and generate APIs.
- Login to Connect Server and click Connections.
- Select "IBM Cloud Data Engine" from Available Data Sources.
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Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to IBM Cloud Data Engine.
IBM Cloud Data Engine uses the OAuth and HMAC authentication standards. See the "Getting Started" chapter of the help documentation for a guide to using OAuth.
- Click Save Changes
- Click Privileges -> Add and add the new user (or an existing user) with the appropriate permissions.
With the virtual database created, you are ready to connect to IBM Cloud Data Engine data from Bold BI.
Visualize Live IBM Cloud Data Engine Data in Bold BI
The steps below outline connecting to CData Connect Server from Bold BI to create a new IBM Cloud Data Engine data source and build a simple visualization from the data.
- Log into your Bold BI instance, click the data sources tab, create a new data source, and choose the SQL Server connector.
- Choose the basic configuration and set the connection properties:
- Name: Name your connection
- Server name: Your Connect Server instance (CONNECT_SERVER_URL)
- Port: 1433
- Username: Your Connect Server username
- Password: Your Connect Server password
- Mode: Choose Live to query IBM Cloud Data Engine on-demand or choose Extract to load the data into Bold BI
- Database: Choose the database you created from the drop-down menu (ibmclouddataenginedb)
- Click Connect
- Select the table to visualize and drag it onto the workspace.
- Select a visualization style and add it to the report.
- Click the gear icon for the visualization to configure the visualization properties and assign columns to the visualization.
SQL Access to IBM Cloud Data Engine Data from Applications
Now you have a direct connection to live IBM Cloud Data Engine data from your Bold BI workbook. You can create more data sources and new visualizations, build reports, and more — all without replicating IBM Cloud Data Engine data.
To get SQL data access to 200+ SaaS, Big Data, and NoSQL sources directly from your applications, see the CData Connect page.