Onboarding Data from IBM Cloud SQL Query

Creating an IBM Cloud SQL Query Source

For creating an IBM Cloud SQL Query source, see Configuring Additional Connectors. Ensure that the Source Type selected is IBM Cloud SQL Query.

To enable OAuth for IBM Cloud SQL Query, see Enabling OAuth for CDATA Drivers.

Embedded OAuth Parameter Settings

You can connect to the CDATA driver without setting any connection properties for your user credentials.

Set the following embedded OAuth parameter:

OAuth Parameter

Description

OAuthSettingsLocation

Saves the authentication values to be persisted across connections. The user must register an init script on the jobs cluster to propagate the OAuthSettingsLocation file across all the worker nodes.

IBM Cloud SQL Query Configurations

Field

Description

Fetch Data Using

The mechanism through which Infoworks fetches data from the database.

Connection URL

The connection URL through which Infoworks connects to the database.

Username

The username for the connection to the database.

Password

The password for the username provided.

Source Schema

The schema in the database to be crawled. The schema value is case sensitive.

Once the settings are saved, you can test the connection.

Configuring an IBM Cloud SQL Query Table

For configuring an IBM Cloud SQL Query table, see Configuring a Table.

Establishing a Connection

To create a JDBC URL, see Establishing a Connection.

Data Model

The tables and views supported by the source are described in the Data Model.

JDBC Connection Parameters

For the list of JDBC connection parameters, see Connection Parameters.