The Datasource defines a connection to an external database. You need to define at least one of these in order to push and pull data to and from external database systems.
- It has a name and a driver class (which should match the kind of datasource you are connecting to, e.g. Oracle, MySQL, SQLServer etc.).
- The protect during import flag can be used to prevent this datasource being updated or deleted during import. T
To prevent orphaned datasources, when a parent application is deleted by the import, its datasources will also be deleted. - Remember to set the enabled flag to make the datasource active.
- Most importantly, ensure you have configured at least one datasource instance.
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Datasource Instances
A Datasource Instance defines connection details to a database. A number of instances can be defined to allow for several connections under a single Datasource. At least one Datasource Instance must be defined for each Datasource.
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