Creating the JDBC connections in the web application server
The Distributed Marketing web application uses JDBC connections to communicate with the system table database and with the IBM® Marketing Platform system table database.
About this task
You must create the following JDBC connections to the following database in the web application server where Distributed Marketing is deployed:
- The database that contains the Distributed Marketing system tables
- The database that contains the Marketing Platform system tables
- The customer database that contains your list tables
If you plan to deploy Distributed Marketing on a clustered environment, you must create JNDIs in the WebSphere Application Server.
Complete the following tasks for creating the connections in WebSphere® and WebLogic:
Procedure
- Use
UnicaPlatformDS
as the JNDI name for the JDBC connection to the database that holds the Marketing Platform system tables. This is the required name. - Use collaborateds as the JNDI name for the JDBC connection to the database that holds the Distributed Marketing system tables. This is the default value of a configuration property that refers to this name. If you do not use the default value, you must set the value later in the configuration process.
- Use any name for the connection to the customer database.
- Record the JNDI name in the IBM Marketing PlatformCampaignDistributed MarketingeMessageContact OptimizationInteractLeadsOpportunity DetectDigital Analytics for On PremisesCustomerInsightPredictiveInsightMarketing OperationsInteraction HistoryAttribution ModelerIBM SPSS Modeler Advantage Enterprise Marketing Management Edition Installation database information worksheet.