Configuring the data source (Windows only)

If you use the default installation directory, you do not have to configure the data source.

Before you begin

However, if you change the default installation location (for example, if you change C:\ProgramFiles\Tivoli\TSM\FastBack\Reporting to D:\ProgramFiles\Tivoli\TSM\FastBack), you must configure the data source. If you change the data source for one report, the change affects all reports. You do not have to configure the data source for each report.

About this task

To configure the data source for a report, complete the following steps:

Procedure

  1. From the Windows Start menu, select Programs > Tivoli Common Reporting > Start Tivoli Common Reporting Browser.
  2. In the browser window, a message displays a warning about the website security certificate. Continue to the website.
  3. Type the user ID and password you set during the Tivoli® Common Reporting installation process.
  4. Click Log in.
  5. In the navigation pane, click the + icon next to Reporting to expand the tree.
  6. Click FastBack Reporting. In the pane next to the tree, FastBack Reporting information is displayed. The default view is a Navigation tab with Report Sets as the root.
  7. Click the + icon next to Report Sets > Tivoli Products to expand the tree. Select FastBack Reporting.
  8. From the table of reports, right-click a report; then, click Data Sources from the pop-up menu.
  9. Select the FastBackDataSource data source and click Edit. The FastBackDataSource data source is a database. When the database is identified, the software can query data necessary to generate the report.
  10. Change the *JDBC URL column to your database. The JDBC URL looks like the following example: jdbc:derby:C:\Program Files\Tivoli\TSM\FastBack\reporting\database\FBHDB

    The database location is relative to your FastBack Reporting installation directory. You must change the following part of the path to match your installation directory: C:\Program Files\Tivoli\TSM\FastBack\reporting\

  11. Click Save.