TIBCO Data Virtualization

A TIBCO Data Virtualization (TDV) virtual data source integrates multiple data sources into a single virtual data layer. The TDV enteprise solution provides tools that support all phases of data virtualization development, run-time, and management. With these tools you can build a virtualized view for your data sources that acts like a single database and provide JasperReports Server access to the data through a JDBC driver. This allows JasperReports Server to query and retrieve data from the virtual database like it would for a normal database.

Documentation for TDV is available on https://docs.tibco.com/products/tibco-data-virtualization-server.

To create a TIBCO Data Virtualization data source:

1.

Log on as an administrator.

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Select View > Repository, right-click a folder's name, and select Add Resource > Data Source from the context menu. Alternatively, you can select Create > Data Source from the main menu on any page and specify a folder location later. If you installed the sample data, the suggested folder is Data Sources. The New Data Source page appears.

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In the Type field, select JDBC and then select Tibco Data Virtualization from the JDBC driver list. The page refreshes to show the fields required for the data source.

TIBCO Data Virtualization Driver

4.

Enter the host machine and port number for the data source. The default hostname is localhost, and the default port is 9401.

5.

Enter the name of the domain (composite or LDAP) to which the database user belongs.

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Enter the name of the published TDV virtual data source. Please note that JasperReports Server only works with published data sources. Do not enter the name of the folder that stores your TDV data resources.

The four fields are combined automatically to create the URL where the server will access the database.

7.

Fill in the database user name and password. These are the credentials the server will use to access the database.

8.

Click Test Connection to validate the data source. If the validation fails, ensure that the values you entered are correct and that the database is running.

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When the test is successful, click Save. The Save dialog appears.

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Enter a name for the data source and an optional description. The Resource ID is generated from the name you enter. If you haven't already specified a location, expand the folder tree and select the location for your data source.

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Click Save in the dialog. The data source appears in the repository.