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Integrate Cloudant data with standard components and data source configuration wizards in RapidMiner Studio.
This article shows how you can easily integrate the CData JDBC driver for Cloudant into your processes in RapidMiner. This article uses the CData JDBC Driver for Cloudant to transfer Cloudant data to a process in RapidMiner.
Connect to Cloudant in RapidMiner as a JDBC Data Source
You can follow the procedure below to establish a JDBC connection to Cloudant:
- Add a new database driver for Cloudant: Click Connections -> Manage Database Drivers.
- In the resulting wizard, click the Add button and enter a name for the connection.
- Enter the prefix for the JDBC URL:
jdbc:cloudant:
- Enter the path to the cdata.jdbc.cloudant.jar file, located in the lib subfolder of the installation directory.
- Enter the driver class:
cdata.jdbc.cloudant.CloudantDriver
- Create a new Cloudant connection: Click Connections -> Manage Database Connections.
- Enter a name for your connection.
- For Database System, select the Cloudant driver you configured previously.
- Enter your connection string in the Host box.
Set the following connection properties to connect to Cloudant:
- User: Set this to your username.
- Password: Set this to your password.
Built-in Connection String Designer
For assistance in constructing the JDBC URL, use the connection string designer built into the Cloudant JDBC Driver. Either double-click the JAR file or execute the jar file from the command-line.
java -jar cdata.jdbc.cloudant.jar
Fill in the connection properties and copy the connection string to the clipboard.
A typical connection string is below:
User=abc123; Password=abcdef;
- Enter your username and password if necessary.
You can now use your Cloudant connection with the various RapidMiner operators in your process. To retrieve Cloudant data, drag the Retrieve operator from the Operators view. With the Retrieve operator selected, you can then define which table to retrieve in the Parameters view by clicking the folder icon next to the "repository entry." In the resulting Repository Browser, you can expand your connection node to select the desired example set.
Finally, wire the output to the Retrieve process to a result, and run the process to see the Cloudant data.