QMF needs
to know how to access the application data (as grouped by the repository
name) so that users will have access to this data. The way to
provide this connection data to QMF is
to create it using the QMF connection
wizard.
About this task
You must
create connection information for each repository. The repository
connection information specifies how a shared repository will be accessed.
You decide the type of connection to create depending on how you want
to set up your environment.
The repository connection
information is saved in a file called settings.xml.
This file is saved in the personal settings directory of the machine
that is running the application interface. You can use this file to
streamline the process of setting up the environment for all users
of QMF.
To
create repository connection information:
Procedure
- Open the Create New Repository Connection wizard
by right-clicking anywhere in the Repository Connections view
and selecting .
- Select the type of connection that you will create from
one of the following radio buttons:
- Shared repository to create a repository
connection to a shared repository using a client/server JDBC connection.
With client/server access, the user's workstation establishes a direct
connection to the repository database using its locally installed
JDBC driver. For this type of connection each workstation that runs QMF for Workstation and
the server (workstation) that runs QMF for WebSphere® must
have JDBC drivers installed.
- File-based repository to
create a repository connection to a file-based repository stored at
a given location. (QMF for Workstation only)
- Network repository to create a repository
connection to a shared repository using direct network access. Network
connectivity permits users to access a shared repository without the
need for direct database connectivity from the workstation. Connecting
to repositories using a network connection allows for consolidation
of data access at a central server and removes the need to distribute
JDBC drivers across each desktop running QMF for Workstation.
- Web service repository to create a repository
connection to a shared repository through the QMF for WebSphere web
services API using a HTTP or HTTPS connection. Web service connectivity
permits users to access a shared repository without the need for direct
database connectivity from the workstation. Connecting to repositories
using a web service connection allows for consolidation of data access
at a central server and removes the need to distribute JDBC drivers
across each desktop running QMF for Workstation.
- Click Next. The second page of the Create
New Repository Connection wizard opens. The second page
of the wizard differs depending on the type of the repository connection
that you are defining.