Managing data sources for Report Builder

As an administrator with Jazz administrative privileges, or a report manager, you can add and edit Report Builder data sources. For example, you can update the password that is required to connect to a data source, or specify a new location for a data source as part of balancing workload among servers in a distributed environment.

Before you begin

  • Report Builder must be installed and registered as an application with Jazz® Team Server.
  • If you are using Report Builder with IBM® Engineering Lifecycle Optimization Engineering Insights, Lifecycle Query Engine (Lifecycle Query Engine) must be installed and registered as an application with Jazz Team Server.
  • The Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) driver for your database type must be installed as part of the Report Builder installation.
  • You must have Jazz administrative privileges or be a report manager.

About this task

Data sources identify the location of the data stores that are used by queries.
Important: Lifecycle Query Engine is the data source for reporting on projects with or without configurations; however, there are considerations. For details, see Getting started with reporting by using Lifecycle Query Engine data sources on Jazz.net.

Remember, after you enable configuration management for the first time in either an Engineering Requirements Management DOORS® Next or QM project area, a Report Builder administrator must refresh the data sources list. See the Connecting to data sources section.