Fields on the Server Groups page
If you are unsure of how to complete the fields on the Server Groups page, use the information provided here.
Field | Description |
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Synchronize with changed streams configuration | Click to refresh the list of servers and stream instances. |
Field | Description |
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Add | Click to open a panel where you can add a database connection. |
Name | Enter a descriptive name for this database. |
Database Type | Select a database type from the drop-down list of supported databases. |
Database Name | Enter the name of the database as shown in your database management client. This must exactly match the name as shown in the client. Case-sensitive. |
Server Name | Enter the fully qualified name or IP address of the machine that hosts the database server. For example, machine.mycompany.com. |
Port | Enter the port on which the database listens. The default port for DB2 is 50000. |
User Id | Enter the user name of the database account you want Opportunity Detect to use to access to this database. |
Password, Confirm Password | Enter the password for the account you entered in the User ID field. |
Field | Description |
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Add | Click to select the type of connector to add. The options are:
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Batch file connector | |
Name | Enter a descriptive name for the file connector. |
File Name | Click the link in this field to open a pop-up window, and complete the following fields.
Opportunity Detect constructs a complete file name from the base name you provide. The name of your file must match the name that Opportunity Detect constructs. |
Description | Enter a description of this file. |
Delimiter | Select a delimiter for data within records. Options are:
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File Encoding | Select the encoding used in the file from the drop-down list. Options are:
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Date Locale | Select from a drop-down list of supported locales. Options are:
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Currency | Select from a drop-down list of supported locales. Options are the same as for Date Locale. |
Queue connector
Note: For additional information on setting up queue data source connectors, see Real time processing in Opportunity Detect.
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Name | A descriptive name for the queue connector. |
Queue type | Select the type of queue server you are using: Active MQ, WebSphere MQ, or Rabbit MQ. |
Queue Name | Name of the queue as configured on the queue server. Active MQ and WebSphere MQ only. |
Connection URL | An example value appropriate for the queue type you selected is provided. Active MQ and WebSphere MQ only. |
Connection Factory | An example value appropriate for the queue type you selected is provided. Active MQ and WebSphere MQ only. |
Connection Factory Identifier | An example value appropriate for the queue type you selected is provided. Active MQ and WebSphere MQ only. |
Exchange Name | The name of the direct exchange configured on the Rabbit MQ server. Rabbit MQ only. |
Host Name | The host name of the Rabbit MQ server. Rabbit MQ only. |
Port | The port of the Rabbit MQ server. Rabbit MQ only. |
User Id | The user name for the account that the system uses to access the queue server. If this value changes after deployment, you must redeploy any workspaces that use this connector. |
Password | The password for the account that the system uses to access the queue server. If this value changes after deployment, you must redeploy any workspaces that use this connector. |
Confirm Password | The password for the account that the system uses to access the queue server. |
Description | A description for this queue connector. |
Sharable | Select this check box if you want to be able to use this queue connector on more than one server group. Active MQ and WebSphere MQ only. Rabbit MQ connectors are not sharable because with Rabbit MQ the input is consumed in a round robin pattern. |
Real time file connector Fields are the same as for Batch file connector, with the following additional fields. |
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File Name | Use a POSIX regular expression to specify the name pattern for the files in the input directory. The input directory is specified on the Properties tab of a deployment. |
Data source | Select a data source defined on the Field definition details grid is populated with the fields defined for the data source. | page. The
Enable Bloom filter | The Bloom filter eliminates duplicate data based upon user-defined filter fields, as
follows.
When a Bloom filter is applied, the ID and timestamp fields are automatically selected as filter fields and cannot be unselected. You can choose to add additional fields as part of the filter criteria. |
Field definition details | Define the start position and length of each field, and, if the Bloom filter is enabled, whether to apply the Bloom filter to the field. |
Table Connector | |
Name | Enter a descriptive name for this table connector. It is a good practice to align this name with the name of the database you plan to associate with the connector. |
Type | Select a type from the drop-down list. The options are:
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Table Name | Enter the name of the table as shown in your database management client. This must exactly match the name as shown in the client. Case-sensitive. |
Description | Enter a description of the table. |
Sharable | Select this check box if you want to be able to use this table connector on different server groups. |
Field | Description |
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Add | Click to open a panel where you can define a server group. |
Properties tab | |
Name | Enter a descriptive name for the server group. |
Stream Instance | Select a stream instance ID. See your administrator if you are not sure which one to select. |
Usage | Enter a brief description of how this server group is used. For example, Production or Development. |
For Production | Select this check box if you want to restrict user's ability to run workspaces on this server, based on their permissions. |
Servers tab | |
Fully Qualified Name | Double-click in the # of Engines column to set the number of Opportunity Detect engines to run on this machine. |
Database tab | |
Select Runtime database connection | The run time database holds the tables where your run, run details, and run status data is stored. Select the run time database that you want this server group to be able to access. |
Select database connections for table connector mapping | The database connections you check here are the ones that are available when you map a table data source to a connector in the Table Data Source Connector Mapping window. |
Data Source Mapping tab | |
List of datasources | Click the name of a data source to open a pop-up window where you can map the data source to
a connector. Only sharable table connectors are available for mapping in the server group page. A connector can be mapped to only one data source. |
Data Source Connector Mapping tab | |
Data Source Name | This is a read-only field that contains the name of the data source you clicked to open this window. |
Connector Type | Select from a list of data source connector types. |
Connector | Select from a list of previously configured connectors of the type selected. |
Database connection | For table connectors only, select from a list of previously configured database connections. |