Creating a database adapter data source

Add a data source to a database adapter to enable the adapter to retrieve specific type of data from the database.

Do the following:

1. Navigate to the project to edit, and then click Project Admin in the main menu. The project administration view opens.

2. Click Adapters and Data Sources. The Adapters and Data Sources configuration view opens.

3. On the Adapters list, click the database adapter to which to add the data source.

4. In the Data Sources section of the adapter settings, click Add data source.

5. In the Available Data Source Types section, select the data source type to use:

   • Database Categorization Data Source – To display retrieved data in the 3D view using color highlighting or as a hierarchy.

   • Database Document Data Source – To retrieve documents from the database.

   • Database Historical Data Source – To display retrieved history data in graph format.

   • Database Object Attributes Data Source – To display retrieved data in object attributes.

6. Click Create data source, and specify the data source specific settings.
7. Click Save.