Databases/connectors (Administration)

Here you can manage your database connections (aliases). For details see section DatabaseService. In addition, you will find licensed Business Connectors here (plug icon). Use the context menu to create, edit or delete entries.

Databases and JDBC drivers used to access databases are third-party products and are neither supported nor provided by Lobster. Any support or advice on databases or JDBC drivers that may nevertheless be provided by the Lobster support is voluntary and in no way implies a transfer of responsibility to them. The installation, operation and maintenance of databases/JDBC drivers, or measures carried out on them, are always and without exception the responsibility of the customer.

The Lobster support will of course be happy to assist you with the configurations necessary in Lobster_data to connect functioning third-party systems.

Overview


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(1) Opens a dialogue for managing the database drivers under ./extlib. Note: Please upload JDBC drivers only as .jar files. Afterwards a restart of the Integration Server is necessary. To check whether the driver has been loaded correctly, you can search for the name of your .jar file in file./logs/wrapper.log (Windows) or ./logs/console.txt (Linux).

(2) Selection of a chargeable Business Connector (Input Agent Cron). Please contact information@lobster.de. Note: See also page Update-Center.

(3) Indicates whether it is a classic database connection (as you know it) or a Business Connector (plug symbol). You can recognise the database for Lobster_data itself by the green icon.

Context Menu


Edit

Self-explanatory.

Connection test

See section below.

Create copy

Self-explanatory.

Delete

Self-explanatory.

Export

Export of an entry as text file (without password).

Import

Import of a previously exported entry.

New connection

See section below.

Creating New (Classic) Database Connection


You can create a new database connection via the plus symbol at the bottom right or via the context menu. Connections that you create here no longer have to be maintained in the configuration file ./etc/database.xml, you can work exclusively in the GUI. In addition, no restart of the Integration Server is necessary, only for newly uploaded drivers (see above).


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(1) See section DatabaseService for details.

(2) Here you can select pre-configured connection templates. Note: You can obtain the latest templates via the Update-Center.

(3) If this checkbox is set, field Catalog Name can be left empty. If the checkbox is not set and the Catalog Name field is empty, the alias name is automatically entered there.

(4) Classic database connections. Replace the placeholders DB_HOST_OR_IP and DB_NAME with your specific values. If required, fill in missing fields and JDBC properties such as Catalog Name, User, Password, etc.

(5) Connectors.

Connection Test


You can carry out a connection test via the context menu of a selected connection. See also following section.

Database Access via GUI Tools


Database Access in Input Agents in Phase 1


Database Access in Phase 4


See section Phase 4 - SQL Execution (GUI).