Creating connections by importing the repository connections file

Advanced users can create repository connections by importing the repository connections file that is distributed by your QMF administrator.

About this task

QMF administrators are responsible for distributing the connection information that you will need in order to connect to a repository and access any data source. In most cases, administrators distribute this information by deploying a pre-configured JDBC library settings file when the application interface that you are using is installed.

Another method administrators can use to distribute this information is to create the repository connections settings file and make it available to all users who will then import the file using their version of QMF.

To import the repository connections settings file:

Procedure

  1. Select File > Import > Connection and JDBC library settings.
    The Import Connection and JDBC Library Settings window opens.
  2. In the Settings file field, specify where to find the settings.zip/settings.xml file.
    You can use Browse to locate the file.
  3. Make sure that the Repository connections check box is selected and the JDBC library settings check box is not selected.
  4. Specify how you want conflicts with previous repository connection settings to be resolved using Conflict resolving .
    Select Override existing settings to replace all conflicting information with new information. Select Keep existing settings to not update any existing information with new information. Select Manually resolve conflicts to open the Conflicts window where you will manually resolve conflicts between existing and new JDBC library settings.
  5. Click Finish.
    The Import Connections and JDBC Library Settings window closes. The repository connections information is saved. The connection that you have just created will appear in the Repository Connections view. If you have QMF Registry configured for your QMF client, select Local from the Server list in the Repository Connections view. To connect to the repository, right-click the connection information for the repository to which you want to connect, and select Connect.