Opening a connection from the library

You can connect to external data sources using data connections that have been authored in an installed client and saved in the library. Just like with any other data source, data from a shared connection can be used as the basis for creating a new analysis or it can be added to an existing analysis.

In the library, the connection icon, , will help you to easily recognize a saved connection.

Prerequisites

The connector for the connection data source must be enabled for use in the web client.

Data source credentials might be required to log in to the data source.

Note: The following example describes the process for creating a new analysis using data from a connection in the library. You can also add data from a connection to an existing analysis by clicking Add data when working with the analysis in edit mode.

Procedure

  1. In the library, click New analysis.
  2. Click Spotfire Library.
  3. In the Add data from library dialog, locate the connection of interest, select it and click Add.
  4. You might be prompted to log in to the data source. Enter the credentials and click OK.

Result

Unless the data connection has been configured to only allow importing of data tables, all data tables in the connection will be loaded in-database and kept external.