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.

Table 1. Server Groups page: Servers tab
Field Description
Synchronize with changed streams configuration Click to refresh the list of servers and stream instances.
Table 2. Server Groups page: Database Connections tab
Tip: If a database connection error occurs, verify that the information entered in these fields is correct.
Field Description
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.
Table 3. Server Groups page: Data Source Connectors tab
Field Description
Add Click to open a panel where you can select the type of connector to add. The options are Table Connector and File Connector.

If you have installed Fix Pack 9.1.1.2 for HCL® Opportunity Detect and HCL Interact Advanced Patterns, this button is different, as follows:

When you click the button, you select the type of connector to add. The options are:

  • File
  • Queue
  • Table
Note: For additional information on setting up queue data source connectors, see Real time processing in Opportunity Detect.
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:
  • State
  • Profile
  • Outcome
  • Expanded Outcome
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 checkbox if you want to be able to use this table connector on different server groups.
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.
  • Name - Enter the base file name for this flat file.

    Permitted characters are ASCII letters, numbers, and underscore. Do not use spaces or any other special characters.

  • Audience Level - Select from a drop-down list of available audience levels.

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.
File Encoding Select the encoding used in the file from the drop-down list. Options are:
  • Chinese Traditional (Big 5)
  • Unicode (Little endian)
  • Unicode (Big endian)
  • Western European (ISO)
  • Central European (ISO)
  • Latin 3 (ISO)
  • Latin 9 (ISO)
  • Korean (EUC)
  • Chinese (GB 18030)
  • Unicode (UTF-7)
  • Unicode (UTF-8)
Date Locale Select from a drop-down list of supported locales. Options are:
  • English (United States)
  • Chinese (China)
  • English (United Kingdom)
  • French
  • German
  • Italian
  • Japanese (Japan)
  • Korean
  • Portuguese (Brazil)
  • Russian
  • Spanish
  • vThai
Currency Select from a drop-down list of supported locales. Options are the same as for Date Locale.
Table 4. Server Groups page: Server Groups tab
Field Description
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 checkbox 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 Mapping tab: Table data source connector mapping
Data Source name This is a read-only field that contains the name of the data source you clicked to open this window.
Connector Select from a list of previously configured connectors.
Database connection Select from a list of previously configured database connections.
Data Source Mapping tab: File data source connector mapping
Data Source name This is a read-only field that contains the name of the data source you clicked to open this window.
Connector Select from a list of previously configured file data source connectors.