Create a data connection

You can create and configure multiple connections with different source data for a client. A data connection includes all parameters required for accessing the relevant source data and importing the data tables to be used in the analysis realms.

You can create connections to source data of the SAP, JDBC, and CSV types. Different settings are available depending on the type of source data selected.

Procedure

  1. Click Edit if the button is not enabled.
  2. Click Create data connection in the Available data connections box.
  3. Specify your settings.
  4. Click OK.
  5. Click Save.

The data connection is created with the settings you specified.

The corresponding XML file, for example, JdbcConnection1.xml is saved in the directory ...\custom\<client>\xml\data_repositories of your PPM installation.

To edit an available data connection, double-click a data connection in the Available data connections.

If the data connection is used in multiple analysis realms, the changes will affect all of them.

JDBC database types supported

Note the database platforms supported by PPM 10.5.1. Further information can be found in the Software AG System Requirements or in the PPM Database Systems.pdf.