Data source connectors

Dashboard Studio

Configuration → Data connector

A data source connector links your ARCAD software and references them, in order to import their data in ARCAD Dashboard. It contains all the information needed to establish the connection to a server or a database, and to provide authentication.

There are several data source connectors types:

• ARCAD Db2 JDBC: to connect a DB2 for i data source. That is the case for the ARCAD Repository and several ARCAD applications.
• ARCAD Db2 SSH: to connect a DB2 for i data source with SSH.
• ARCAD Db2 Elias: to connect a DB2 for i data source with an Elias Server.
• CodeChecker REST API: to connect to the ARCAD CodeChecker data source by means of REST APIs.
• REST API: to connect to any data source by means of REST APIs. That is the case for DROPS and DOT Anonymizer data sources.
• JIRA: to connect to a JIRA server.

To create a new data connector, enter the following details in a new line. Click the ADD  button and confirm.

Connector description

Enter a name to identify the connector.

Connector type

Select the type of connector that corresponds to your data source.

Protocol

[Optional] Select the protocol to use: HTTP or HTTPS for a secured connection.

Host

Enter the data source's host address.

Driver

[Optional] Enter a driver class if the data source requires one.

Port

[Optional] Enter a port if the connection requires one.

Login & Password

Enter the login and password to connect to the data source.

To modify a data connector, enter the new values in the fields. Save the changes (click or UPDATE CONFIG ).

To test the connection to the server, click the Test connector button. A dialog displays the connection status: Database connection is OK or Query failed. Please inspect server.log for details if the connection is not correctly set up. Consult the  Logs server from the menu to view the details.

To delete a data connector, click the  Delete icon.