Adding a native data source

You can add a native structured data source into IBM Data Risk Manager inventory to make its data available for risk analysis and actions.

Before you begin

Before you create a data source, you must be aware of the database connection parameters for the data source you want to connect to.

Procedure

  1. Log on to IBM Data Risk Manager Application Suite (https://<IDRM-Server-IP-Address>:8443/albatross/a3suite).
  2. Click the application menu icon Application navigation icon.
  3. Go to Business Context Modeler > Enterprise Integration Wizard > Manage Inventory > Data Source.
  4. To add a native structured data source, click the Add Data Source icon Add data source icon.
  5. On the Add Data Source page, specify the database properties for the data source and click Add.
    Option Description
    Server Type Database server that you want to use. For example, Oracle.
    For MSSQL server, if the server is enabled to use Windows authentication, you can connect to the database by using Windows user login credentials for authentication. Run the following steps for Windows-based authentication for MSSQL server.
    1. Select Enable Domain Authentication.
    2. Specify domain name of the server in the Domain Name field.
    Data Source Name A unique name for the data source.
    IP Address IP address of the database server.
    Port Listening port number of the database server.
    Database Name Name of the database.
    Adapter Adapter instance name. For example, Native Structured.
    Agents Agent name to connect to the data source.
    User Name Name of the user for connecting to the data source.
    Password Password for the database user name.
    Encryption Encryption status of the data source server.
    Monitoring Status of database monitoring agent.
    Custom URL Custom URL connection string to the data source.
    Geographic Location Geographic location of the data source.
    The data source that you added is listed on the Create/Update Inventory page under Business Context Modeler > Enterprise Integration Wizard > Manage Inventory > Data Source > Database.