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Howard Chen - April 6, 2010

EGL Database Connections

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asiEGLEGL Database Connections

• Define JDBC Drivers– DB2/400

– Oracle 10g Express

– SQLServer 2008

• Create Database Connections– DB2/400 Library

– Oracle HR Database

– SQLServer Northwind Database

• Define Build Descriptor db Options

• Define context.xml for Tomcat 5 and up

• Additional runtime jar files

• Getting data from multiple databases

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asiEGLDefine JDBC Drivers 1 of 2

JDBC Drivers:–DB2/400: jt400.jar

• AS/400 toolbox for java default

–Oracle: ojdbc14.jar• <version> Oracle thin

driver default–SQLServer: sqljdbc4.jar

• <version> SQL server JDBC driver default

• Window Preferences Data Management Connectivity Driver Definitions

• Highlight Driver name• Click Edit

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asiEGLDefine JDBC Drivers 2 of 2

• If EGL displays an error message that says “Unable to locate JAR”

• Click “Jar List”

• Click to highlight the jar file

• Click “Edit JAR/Zip

• Browse to the location of the jar file you downloaded and saved

• Click Open. The “Unable to locate JAR” message is resolved

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asiEGLCreate Database Connections – AS400 1 of 2

• Window Preferences EGL SQL Database Connections

• Click New

• Select “DB2 for i5/OS”

• Accept the default driver name

• Enter the host name, it can be an IP address or a DNS name

• Enter User Name and Password

• Check “Save Password”

• Click Test Connection

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asiEGLCreate Database Connections – AS400 2 of 2

• Click Next

• unCheck “Disable Filter”

• Check “Expression” or “Selection” to select libraries

• Click Finish

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asiEGLCreate Database Connections – Oracle 10g Express

• Follow the same steps as described before

• Optionally, you can click the triangle icon to the right of the JDBC driver name to update JDBC driver jar file

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asiEGLCreate Database Connections – SQL Server 2008

• Follow the same steps as described before

• You can use 2005 Driver for SQL Server 2008 Database

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asiEGLDefine Build Descriptor DB Options 1 of 2

• Open <project>.eglbld file

• From “Load DB options using Connections drop down box

• Select the db connection

• Enter the JNDI name

• Press Ctrl-S to save

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asiEGLDefine Build Descriptor DB Options 2 of 2

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asiEGLContext.xml for Tomcat

• Put Context.xml file in <project>/WebContent/META-INF folder

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asiEGLJAR Files for TOMCAT Runtime

• DB2/400

– jt400.jar

– db2jcc.jar

– db2jcc_license_cisuz.jar

– db2jcc_license_cu.jar

• Oracle

– ojdbc14.jar

– activation.jar

– mail.jar

• SQL Server 2008

– sqljdbc4.jar

C:\Program Files\IBM\SDPShared\plugins\com.ibm.datatools.db2_2.0.101.v200811061754\driver

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asiEGLGetting Data From Multiple Databases

• Create a project for each db connection

• Use Data Access Wizard to retrieve database definitions

• Create Web Services for data access

• Copy wsdl files to the Application Project

• Use “EGL Service” “Create EGL Client Interface” to create Web Service interfaces

• Consume web services for both JSF and RUI

Thank You

howard.chen@asiegl.com