Data source templates

Data source templates are used when creating information links. Using the Information Designer tool found in Spotfire Analyst, a database administrator can create custom data source templates to define the data sources that are available to users when they create information links.

For more information about the Information Designer, see the Spotfire Analyst help.

Spotfire Analyst includes two data source templates:
  • Oracle (DataDirect driver)
  • Microsoft SQL Server (DataDirect driver)
Custom data source templates can be based on the following data sources:
  • Teradata
  • Sybase (JTDS)
  • Sybase (DataDirect)
  • Sybase
  • SQL Server 2005
  • SQL Server (JTDS)
  • SQL Server (DataDirect)
  • SQL Server
  • SAS/SHARE
  • Composite
  • Oracle (delegated Kerberos)
  • Oracle (DataDirect)
  • Oracle
  • MySQL5
  • MySQL (DataDirect)
  • MySQL
  • DB2 (DataDirect)
  • DB2
Note: If you add a data source template that does not use the pre-installed DataDirect driver, you must manually install this driver on each Spotfire Server in the cluster before you restart the cluster. Download the appropriate driver JAR file and place it in the /tomcat/lib folder of each server.