The Discover Data
Service replaces some of the functionality managed by the Search Server,
which utilizes SQL authentication for direct access to the Discover databases. In some environments,
this authentication method is problematic.
About this task
Currently, the Discover Data
Service manages the following connections:
Procedure
- Discover user
data: Discover user information
is made available to Discover components
through the Discover data
service.
-
Discover Status: The Discover Status
report uses Discover Data Service to retrieve statistical
information about the Discover servers and databases. See
"Discover Status Report" in the Unica Discover Administration Manual.
- Portal Control Settings: Configuration settings
internal to the Portal are stored in the
DC_SYSTEM
database
and are retrieved at startup for use. -
Discover Canister Server Definitions: The Portal uses
the service to acquire the definitions for all Canister servers in the
environment. See "Managing Discover Servers" in the
Unica Discover Administration Manual.
- NT/Active Directory User Lists: When NT/AD authentication
is enabled for Discover,
the Portal retrieves the list of configured NT/AD groups from the
Data Service. The Data Service collects them at a scheduled interval
from Search Servers in the Discover system.
- Portal Reports: Wherever possible, the Portal relies
on the Discover data service
as the data source during report generation. In particular, the data
service provides inputs to the following reports:
- Discover system status reports. See "System Status" in the Unica Discover Administration Manual.
- The Reporting Service is one component of the Discover Data Service.
- Event and Dimension Definitions: Events, dimensions,
session attributes, and other run-time data definitions are managed
through Search Server, which queries the Data Service to interact
with the database tables.
- See "Discover Event Manager"
in the Unica Discover Event Manager Manual.