Disabling strict virtualization mode in Watson Query

Disable strict virtualization mode to enable users to discover data sources and to virtualize objects without automatically using business terms for table and column names.

Procedure

To disable the strict virtualization mode, follow these steps.

  1. Log in to IBM Cloud Pak® for Data.
    You must have the Cloud Pak for Data data steward role and the Watson Query Admin or Watson Query Steward role.
  2. Enter the following GET request on your browser. 
    https://OpenShift_URL:port/icp4data-databases/dv/Project/dvapiserver/dv/security/strict/off
    Replace the following values.
    Required information Description
    OpenShift_URL The URL to use when you log in to your Red Hat® OpenShift® cluster.

    Ensure that you have the appropriate credentials to log in to the cluster by using oc login.

    Your cluster administrator must tell you whether your cluster is connected to the internet or is air-gapped.
    Project The project (namespace) where the IBM Cloud Pak for Data control plane is installed.

What to do next

Before virtualizing data in the default virtualization mode, delete objects that you virtualized before you disabled strict virtualization mode.