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How to set IBM Cloud Data Engine data as a JDBC data source in FineReport.
The CData JDBC Driver for IBM Cloud Data Engine fully implements the JDBC standard and can provide IBM Cloud Data Engine data connectivity to a wide variety of BI, reporting, and ETL tools and custom applications. In this article, we explain how to set IBM Cloud Data Engine data as JDBC data source in FineReport and view IBM Cloud Data Engine data as a table in the Report Designer.
Set Up a JDBC Data Source of IBM Cloud Data Engine Data
Follow the instruction below to set IBM Cloud Data Engine data as a FineReport database connection.
- Copy the cdata.jdbc.ibmclouddataengine.jar file from the lib folder in the CData JDBC Driver for IBM Cloud Data Engine installation directory to the lib folder of the FineReport installation directory. You will need to copy the cdata.jdbc.ibmclouddataengine.lic file as well.
- From the Server tab, select Define Data Connection, click to add a new connection, and click JDBC.
Next we will set up the data connection definition in the window.
- Database: Others
- JDBC Driver: cdata.jdbc.ibmclouddataengine.IBMCloudDataEngineDriver
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URL: A standard JDBC connection string using semicolon-separated connection properties.
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.
Built-in Connection String Designer
For assistance in constructing the JDBC URL, use the connection string designer built into the IBM Cloud Data Engine JDBC Driver. Either double-click the JAR file or execute the jar file from the command-line.
java -jar cdata.jdbc.ibmclouddataengine.jar
Fill in the connection properties and copy the connection string to the clipboard.
When you configure the JDBC URL, you may also want to set the Max Rows connection property. This will limit the number of rows returned, which is especially helpful for improving performance when designing reports and visualizations.
A typical JDBC URL is below:
jdbc:ibmclouddataengine:Api Key=MyAPIKey;Instance CRN=myInstanceCRN;Region=myRegion;Schema=mySchema;OAuth Client Id=myOAuthClientId;OAuth Client Secret=myOAuthClientSecret;
- Click Connection pool attributes and set Test before getting connections to No.
Click Test connection to ensure you have configured the connection properly. With the connection to IBM Cloud Data Engine set up, you can use it as FineReport data source.
Select IBM Cloud Data Engine Data in the Report Designer.
- Click to add a new template data set and select DB query to open the database query window.
- Choose the JDBC connection that you created from the dropdown list.
- The IBM Cloud Data Engine entities will appear as tables on the left pane.
- Write a SELECT statement for the IBM Cloud Data Engine data tables and columns that you want to load.
- Click preview and data is shown as table.
With these simple steps, IBM Cloud Data Engine can be used as a JDBC data source in FineReport.