Creating a QMF Data Service data source

QMF Data Service data sources allow users to work with tables provided by QMF Data Service.

Before you begin

To be able to work with data sources from QMF Server, make sure that Java Runtime Environment (JRE) version 8 or later is installed in your environment.

About this task

To create a QMF Data Service data source, perform the following steps:

Procedure

  1. In the Repositories view, on the Data Sources tab, click Create a Data Source. The Create New Data Source wizard opens.
  2. In the wizard, select QMF Data Service and click Next.
  3. In the Data Source Name field, specify the name for the data source.
  4. In the Connection Parameters area, specify host server name, port number, and encoding.
    Note: If the encoding that you want to specify for the data source is not present in the Encoding list, you can type it manually.
  5. Click Set User Information.
  6. In the User Information window, you can specify user information for accessing the data source and allow users to save password.
  7. If you want to access tables that are provided by one of the server subsystems, select the Subsystem check box. From the list, select the subsystem that you want to work with.

    If you want to access virtual tables, leave the check box clear.

  8. To test the connection, click Test Connection.
  9. Click Finish.