Connecting to a Model Store

Connect to a model store to use the data federated from various sources such as databases, file servers, and cloud services. Once a connection is defined, you can use the data in the logical and physical models of a model store in the Read from DB and Write to DB stages of Enterprise Designer. For more information about model stores, see Model Store.

  1. Open Management Console.
  2. Go to Resources > Data Sources.
  3. Click the Add button .
  4. In the Name field, enter a name for the connection. The name can be anything you choose.
    Note: Once you save a connection you cannot change the name.
  5. In the Type field, choose Model Store.
  6. In the Model store field, enter the name of the model store that you are establishing connection with.

    To find the names of the available model stores, open Metadata Insights, to Modeling, and click the Model Store tab.

  7. In the Host field, enter the hostname or IP address of the Spectrum™ Technology Platform server.
    Note: You can leave the Host field blank if the server is running on localhost.
  8. In the User Name field, enter the user name to access the server.
  9. In the Password field, enter the password to authorize your access to the server.
  10. To test the connection, click Test.
  11. Click Save.