Configuring Other Database Connections

Defining a JNDI Name and Sample Data Sources for MySQL

To define the jasperserver JDBC data source and expose it through JNDI:

1. Click the name of the JDBC provider that you just created. For example, MySQL JDBC Provider.
2. Click Data sources in the Additional Properties of the JDBC provider details panel.
3. To create a new data source, click New. The new data source wizard appears.
4. Enter the data source name: jasperserver
5. Enter the JNDI name: jdbc/jasperserver
6. Click Next, choose Select an existing JDBC provider, then select MySQL JDBC Provider from the drop-down list.
7. Click Next and accept the default helper class (com.ibm.websphere.rsadapter.GenericDataStoreHelper). Select the check box to use this data source in container managed persistence (CMP).
8. Click Next and select the Setup security aliases:

Field Name

MySQL Value

Component-managed authentication alias

mysql_jasperdb

Mapping configuration alias

DefaultPrincipalMapping

Container-managed authentication alias

mysql_jasperdb
9. Click Next, review the summary information, and click Finish.

To set the connection pool size:

1. In the list of JDBC data sources, click the newly created jasperserver data source to edit it.
2. Click Additional Properties > Connection Pool Properties.

You'll see that Maximum Connections is set to 10 by default.

3. Set Maximum Connections to 50. You may want to set it to a higher value if necessary.
4. Click Save.

To define custom properties:

1. In the list of JDBC data sources, select the check box for the newly created jasperserver data source and click Test Connection.

In the Messages area a success or failure message appears. The failure message gives you information about which custom properties you need to define.

2. Navigate to the jasperserver data sources General Properties page.
3. In Additional Properties on the right side of the General Properties page, click Custom properties.
4. Scroll down the list of properties and select databaseName. Set the value to jasperserver.
5. Create a new property called url. Enter the following value and save the change:

jdbc:mysql://localhost/jasperserver?useUnicode=true&characterEncoding=UTF-8&tinyInt1isBit=false&allowPublicKeyRetrieval=true

6. Click Save directly to the master configuration.

To define the jsaudit JDBC data source and expose it through JNDI:

1. Click the name of the JDBC provider that you just created. For example, MySQL JDBC Provider.
2. Click Data sources in the Additional Properties of the JDBC provider details panel.
3. To create a new data source, click New. The new data source wizard appears.
4. Enter the data source name: jsaudit
5. Enter the JNDI name: jdbc/jasperserverAudit
6. Click Next, choose Select an existing JDBC provider, then select MySQL JDBC Provider from the drop-down list.
7. Click Next and accept the default helper class (com.ibm.websphere.rsadapter.GenericDataStoreHelper). Select the check box to use this data source in container managed persistence (CMP).
8. Click Next and select the Setup security aliases:

Field Name

MySQL Value

Component-managed authentication alias

mysql_jasperdb

Mapping configuration alias

DefaultPrincipalMapping

Container-managed authentication alias

mysql_jasperdb
9. Click Next, review the summary information, and click Finish.

To set the connection pool size:

1. In the list of JDBC data sources, click the newly created jsaudit data source to edit it.
2. Click Additional Properties > Connection Pool Properties.

You'll see that Maximum Connections is set to 10 by default.

3. Set Maximum Connections to 50. You may want to set it to a higher value if necessary.
4. Click Save.

To define custom properties:

1. In the list of JDBC data sources, select the check box for the newly created jsaudit data source and click Test Connection.

In the Messages area a success or failure message appears. The failure message gives you information about which custom properties you need to define.

2. Navigate to the jsaudit data sources General Properties page.
3. In Additional Properties on the right side of the General Properties page, click Custom properties.
4. Scroll down the list of properties and select databaseName. Set the value to
•      For Compact installation: jasperserver
•      For Split installation: jsaudit
5. Create a new property called url. Enter the following value and save the change:
•      For Compact installation: jdbc:mysql://localhost/jasperserver?useUnicode=true&characterEncoding=UTF-8&tinyInt1isBit=false&allowPublicKeyRetrieval=true
•      For Split installation: jdbc:mysql://localhost/jsaudit?useUnicode=true&characterEncoding=UTF-8&tinyInt1isBit=false&allowPublicKeyRetrieval=true
6. Click Save directly to the master configuration.

To create optional sugarcrm and foodmart data sources:

1. If you plan to run the sample reports, use the values in the following table to create the foodmart and sugarcrm JNDI data sources.
Field Name Value

Data source name

foodmart

sugarcrm

JNDI name

jdbc/foodmart

jdbc/sugarcrm
2. Click Save directly to the master configuration.
3. Set the connection pool size as described in To set the connection pool size.

Next, deploy the WAR file in WebSphere as described in Deploying the WAR File in WebSphere.

Defining a JNDI Name and Sample Data Sources for DB2

To define the JSPRSRVR JDBC data source and expose it through JNDI:

1. Click the name of the JDBC provider you just created. For example, TIBCO JDBC Provider - DB2 or DB2 Universal JDBC Provider.
2. Click Data sources under the Additional Properties of the JDBC provider details panel.
3. To create a new data source, click New. The new data source wizard appears.
4. Enter the data source name: JSPRSRVR
5. Enter the JNDI name: jdbc/jasperserver
6. Click Next.
7. (If you're using the TIBCO JDBC Provider, skip to step 9.) If you're using the vendor's DB2 driver, choose Select an existing JDBC provider, then select DB2 Universal JDBC Provider from the drop-down list.
8. Click Next and enter these values:
Field Name Value

Driver type

4

Database name

JSPRSRVR

Server name

localhost

Port number

50000
9. Select Use this data source in CMP and click Next.
10. On the Setup security aliases page, enter the following value for Component-managed authentication alias:

db2admin_user

11. Click Next, review the summary information, and click Finish.

To set the connection pool size:

1. In the list of JDBC data sources, click the newly created JSPRSRVR data source to edit it.
2. Click Additional Properties > Connection Pool Properties.

You'll see that Maximum Connections is set to 10 by default.

3. Set Maximum Connections to 50. You may want to set it to a higher value if necessary.
4. Click Save.

To define custom properties:

1. In the list of JDBC data sources, select the check box for the newly created JSPRSRVR data source, and click Test Connection.
2. In the Messages area a success or failure message appears. The failure message gives you information about which custom properties you need to define.
3. Edit the following properties, adding any that are missing, then save the changes:

Properties for TIBCO JDBC Driver for DB2
Property Name Value
alternateID JSPRSRVR

batchPerformanceWorkaround

 true

databaseName

 JSPRSRVR

serverName

 localhost
portNumber 50000
currentSchema JSPRSRVR

To see a list of all properties available for the TIBCO JDBC driver for DB2, see the Progress DataDirect documentation at http://media.datadirect.com/download/docs/jdbc/alljdbc/help.html and navigate to User's Guide > DataDirect Connect Drivers > DB2 Driver  > Connection Properties.

Properties for Vendor JDBC Driver for DB2
Property Name Value

currentSchema

JSPRSRVR

fullyMaterializeLobData

true

fullyMaterializeInputStreams

true

progressiveStreaming

2

progressiveLocators

2
4. Go back to the list of JDBC data sources, select the check box for the JSPRSRVR data source, and click Test Connection.

To define the jsaudit JDBC data source and expose it through JNDI:

1. Click the name of the JDBC provider you just created. For example, TIBCO JDBC Provider - DB2 or DB2 Universal JDBC Provider.
2. Click Data sources under the Additional Properties of the JDBC provider details panel.
3. To create a new data source, click New. The new data source wizard appears.
4. Enter the data source name: jsaudit
5. Enter the JNDI name: jdbc/jasperserverAudit
6. Click Next.
7. (If you're using the TIBCO JDBC Provider, skip to step 9.) If you're using the vendor's DB2 driver, choose Select an existing JDBC provider, then select DB2 Universal JDBC Provider from the drop-down list.
8. Click Next and enter these values:
Field Name Value

Driver type

4

Database name

For Compact installation: JSPRSRVR
For Split installation: JSAUDIT

Server name

localhost

Port number

50000
9. Select Use this data source in CMP and click Next.
10. On the Setup security aliases page, enter the following value for Component-managed authentication alias:

db2admin_user

11. Click Next, review the summary information, and click Finish.

To set the connection pool size:

1. In the list of JDBC data sources, click the newly created jsaudit data source to edit it.
2. Click Additional Properties > Connection Pool Properties.

You'll see that Maximum Connections is set to 10 by default.

3. Set Maximum Connections to 50. You may want to set it to a higher value if necessary.
4. Click Save.

To define custom properties:

1. In the list of JDBC data sources, select the check box for the newly created jsaudit data source, and click Test Connection.
2. In the Messages area a success or failure message appears. The failure message gives you information about which custom properties you need to define.
3. Edit the following properties, adding any that are missing, then save the changes:

Properties for TIBCO JDBC Driver for DB2
Property Name Value
alternateID

For Compact Installation: JSPRSRVR

For Split Installation: JSAUDIT

batchPerformanceWorkaround

 true

databaseName

For Compact Installation: JSPRSRVR

For Split Installation: JSAUDIT

serverName

localhost
portNumber 50000
currentSchema

For Compact Installation: JSPRSRVR

For Split Installation: JSAUDIT

To see a list of all properties available for the TIBCO JDBC driver for DB2, see the Progress DataDirect documentation at http://media.datadirect.com/download/docs/jdbc/alljdbc/help.html and navigate to User's Guide > DataDirect Connect Drivers > DB2 Driver  > Connection Properties.

Properties for Vendor JDBC Driver for DB2
Property Name Value

currentSchema

For Compact Installation: JSPRSRVR

For Split Installation: JSAUDIT

fullyMaterializeLobData

true

fullyMaterializeInputStreams

true

progressiveStreaming

2

progressiveLocators

2
4. Go back to the list of JDBC data sources, select the check box for the jsaudit data source, and click Test Connection:

To create optional sugarcrm and foodmart data sources:

1. If you plan to run the sample reports, use the following values to create the foodmart and sugarcrm JNDI data sources.

Field Values for Optional Data Sources for Vendor DB2 Drivers with WebSphere
Field Name

Value

Data source name

foodmart

sugarcrm

JNDI name

jdbc/foodmart

jdbc/sugarcrm

Component-managed authentication alias

<node>/db2admin_user

Database name

foodmart

sugarcrm

Driver type

4

Server name

localhost

Port number

50000

Use this data source in CMP

selected

Custom Properties for TIBCO JDBC Driver for DB2 with WebSphere
Property Name

Value
alternateID FOODMART SUGARCRM
batchPerformanceWorkaround

true

databaseName FOODMART SUGARCRM
serverName

localhost

Custom Properties for Vendor's Driver for DB2 with WebSphere
Property Name

Value

currentSchema

FOODMART

SUGARCRM

resultSetHoldability

1
2. Click Save directly to the master configuration.
3. Set the connection pool size as described in To set the connection pool size.

Next, deploy the WAR file in WebSphere as described in Deploying the WAR File in WebSphere.

Defining a JNDI Name and Sample Data Sources for Oracle

To define the jasperserver JDBC data source and expose it through JNDI:

1. Click the name of the JDBC provider you just created. For example, TIBCO JDBC Provider - Oracle or Oracle JDBC Driver.
2. Click Data sources in the Additional Properties of the JDBC provider details panel.
3. To create a new data source, click New. The new data source wizard appears.
4. Enter the data source name: jasperserver
5. Enter the JNDI name: jdbc/jasperserver
6. Click Next.
7. (If you're using the TIBCO JDBC Provider, skip to step 9.) If you are using the vendor's Oracle driver, choose Select an existing JDBC provider, then select Oracle JDBC Driver from the drop-down list.
8. Click Next and enter the following values:
Field Name Value

URL

jdbc:oracle:thin:@localhost:1521:orcl

Data store helper class name

Oracle11g data store helper

Use this data source in CMP

selected
9. Click Next and in Setup security alias, set Component-managed authentication alias to the following value:

jasperserver_user

10. Click Next, review the summary information and click Finish.

To set the connection pool size:

1. In the list of JDBC data sources, click the newly created jasperserver data source to edit it.
2. Click Additional Properties > Connection Pool Properties.

You'll see that Maximum Connections is set to 10 by default.

3. Set Maximum Connections to 50. You may want to set it to a higher value if necessary.
4. Click Save.

To define custom properties:

1. In the list of JDBC data sources, select the check box for the newly created jasperserver data source and click Test Connection.

In the Messages area a success or failure message appears. The failure message gives you information about which custom properties you need to define.

2. Navigate to the jasperserver data sources General Properties page.
3. In Additional Properties on the right side, click Custom properties.
4. Edit the following properties, adding any that are missing, then save the changes. The following table shows how to set the custom properties if you're using the TIBCO JDBC driver for Oracle:

Custom Properties for TIBCO JDBC Driver for Oracle
Property Name Value
serverName localhost
SID ORCL

portNumber

1521
CatalogOptions 0
batchPerformanceWorkaround true

To see a list of all properties available for the TIBCO JDBC driver for Oracle, see the Progress DataDirect documentation at http://media.datadirect.com/download/docs/jdbc/alljdbc/help.html and navigate to User's Guide > DataDirect Connect Drivers > Oracle Driver  > Connection Properties.
5. Go back to the list of JDBC data sources, select the check box for the jasperserver data source, and click Test Connection.

To define the jsaudit JDBC data source and expose it through JNDI:

1. Click the name of the JDBC provider you just created. For example, TIBCO JDBC Provider - Oracle or Oracle JDBC Driver.
2. Click Data sources in the Additional Properties of the JDBC provider details panel.
3. To create a new data source, click New. The new data source wizard appears.
4. Enter the data source name: jsaudit
5. Enter the JNDI name: jdbc/jasperserverAudit
6. Click Next.
7. (If you're using the TIBCO JDBC Provider, skip to step 9.) If you are using the vendor's Oracle driver, choose Select an existing JDBC provider, then select Oracle JDBC Driver from the drop-down list.
8. Click Next and enter the following values:
Field Name Value

URL

jdbc:oracle:thin:@localhost:1521:orcl

Data store helper class name

Oracle11g data store helper

Use this data source in CMP

selected
9. Click Next and in Setup security alias, set Component-managed authentication alias to the following value:

jasperserver_user

10. Click Next, review the summary information and click Finish.

To set the connection pool size:

1. In the list of JDBC data sources, click the newly created jsaudit data source to edit it.
2. Click Additional Properties > Connection Pool Properties.

You'll see that Maximum Connections is set to 10 by default.

3. Set Maximum Connections to 50. You may want to set it to a higher value if necessary.
4. Click Save.

To define custom properties:

1. In the list of JDBC data sources, select the check box for the newly created jsaudit data source and click Test Connection.

In the Messages area a success or failure message appears. The failure message gives you information about which custom properties you need to define.

2. Navigate to the jsaudit data sources General Properties page.
3. In Additional Properties on the right side, click Custom properties.
4. Edit the following properties, adding any that are missing, then save the changes. The following table shows how to set the custom properties if you're using the TIBCO JDBC driver for Oracle:

Custom Properties for TIBCO JDBC Driver for Oracle
Property Name Value
serverName localhost
SID ORCL

portNumber

1521
CatalogOptions 0
batchPerformanceWorkaround true

To see a list of all properties available for the TIBCO JDBC driver for Oracle, see the Progress DataDirect documentation at http://media.datadirect.com/download/docs/jdbc/alljdbc/help.html and navigate to User's Guide > DataDirect Connect Drivers > Oracle Driver  > Connection Properties.
5. Go back to the list of JDBC data sources, select the check box for the jsaudit data source, and click Test Connection:

To create optional sugarcrm and foodmart data sources:

1. If you plan to run the sample reports, use the following values to create the foodmart and sugarcrm JNDI data sources:
Field Name

Value

Data source name

foodmart

sugarcrm

JNDI name

jdbc/foodmart

jdbc/sugarcrm

Component-managed authentication alias

<node>/foodmart_user

<node>/sugarcrm_user
Property Name

Value
portNumber

1521
serverName

localhost
2. Click Save directly to the master configuration.
3. Set the connection pool size as described in To set the connection pool size.

Next, deploy the WAR file in WebSphere as described in Deploying the WAR File in WebSphere.

Defining a JNDI Name and Sample Data Sources for SQL Server

To define the jasperserver JDBC provider:

1. Click the name of the JDBC provider you just created. For example, Microsoft SQL Server JDBC Driver.
2. Click Data sources under the Additional Properties of the JDBC provider details panel.
3. To create a new data source, click New. The new data source wizard appears.
4. Enter the data source name: jasperserver
5. Enter the JNDI name: jdbc/jasperserver
6. Click Next.
7. (If you're using the TIBCO JDBC Provider, skip this step.) If you're using the vendor's SQL Server driver, choose Select an existing JDBC provider, then select Microsoft SQL Server JDBC Driver from the drop-down list.
8. Click Next and in Setup security alias, set Component-managed authentication alias to the following value:

jasperserver_user

9. Click Next, review the summary information and click Finish.

To set the connection pool size:

1. In the list of JDBC data sources, click the newly created jasperserver data source to edit it.
2. Click Additional Properties > Connection Pool Properties.

You'll see that Maximum Connections is set to 10 by default.

3. Set Maximum Connections to 50. You may want to set it to a higher value if necessary.
4. Click Save.

To define custom properties:

1. In the list of JDBC data sources, select the check box for the newly created jasperserver data source, and click Test Connection.

In the Messages area a success or failure message appears. The failure message gives you information about which custom properties you need to define.

2. Navigate to the jasperserver data sources General Properties page.
3. In Additional Properties on the right side of the page, click Custom properties and define properties. The following table shows how to set properties if you are using the TIBCO JDBC driver for SQL Server

Custom Properties for TIBCO JDBC Driver for SQL Server
Property Name Value
batchPerformanceWorkaround true
databaseName jasperserver
serverName localhost

portNumber

1433

To see a list of all properties available for the TIBCO JDBC driver for SQL Server, see the Progress DataDirect documentation at http://media.datadirect.com/download/docs/jdbc/alljdbc/help.html and navigate to User's Guide > DataDirect Connect Drivers > Microsoft SQL Server Driver  > Connection Properties.

To define a the jsaudit JDBC provider:

1. Click the name of the JDBC provider you just created. For example, Microsoft SQL Server JDBC Driver.
2. Click Data sources under the Additional Properties of the JDBC provider details panel.
3. To create a new data source, click New. The new data source wizard appears.
4. Enter the data source name: jsaudit
5. Enter the JNDI name: jdbc/jasperserverAudit
6. Click Next.
7. (If you're using the TIBCO JDBC Provider, skip this step.) If you're using the vendor's SQL Server driver, choose Select an existing JDBC provider, then select Microsoft SQL Server JDBC Driver from the drop-down list.
8. Click Next and in Setup security alias, set Component-managed authentication alias to the following value:

jasperserver_user

9. Click Next, review the summary information and click Finish.

To set the connection pool size:

1. In the list of JDBC data sources, click the newly created jsaudit data source to edit it.
2. Click Additional Properties > Connection Pool Properties.

You'll see that Maximum Connections is set to 10 by default.

3. Set Maximum Connections to 50. You may want to set it to a higher value if necessary.
4. Click Save.

To define custom properties:

1. In the list of JDBC data sources, select the check box for the newly created jsaudit data source, and click Test Connection.

In the Messages area a success or failure message appears. The failure message gives you information about which custom properties you need to define.

2. Navigate to the jsaudit data sources General Properties page.
3. In Additional Properties on the right side of the page, click Custom properties and define properties. The following table shows how to set properties if you are using the TIBCO JDBC driver for SQL Server

Custom Properties for TIBCO JDBC Driver for SQL Server
Property Name Value
batchPerformanceWorkaround true
databaseName

For Compact installation: jasperserver

For Split installation: jsaudit
serverName localhost

portNumber

1433

To see a list of all properties available for the TIBCO JDBC driver for SQL Server, see the Progress DataDirect documentation at http://media.datadirect.com/download/docs/jdbc/alljdbc/help.html and navigate to User's Guide > DataDirect Connect Drivers > Microsoft SQL Server Driver  > Connection Properties.

To create optional sugarcrm and foodmart data sources:

If you plan to run the sample reports, use the following values to create the foodmart and sugarcrm JNDI data sources:

1. In the list of JDBC data sources, click the link for the newly created jasperserver data source.
2. Click Save directly to the master configuration.
3. Set the connection pool size as described in To set the connection pool size.

Next, deploy the WAR file in WebSphere as described in Deploying the WAR File in WebSphere.

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