Connecting to Amazon SimpleDB

You can use this connection:
  • In Enterprise Designer for reading and writing data
  • In Metadata Insights to create physical models
  1. Access the Data Sources page using one of these modules:
    Management Console:
    Access Management Console using the URL: http://server:port/managementconsole, where server is the server name or IP address of your Spectrum™ Technology Platform server and port is the HTTP port used by Spectrum™ Technology Platform.
    Note: By default, the HTTP port is 8080.
    Go to Resources > Data Sources.
    Metadata Insights:
    Access Metadata Insights using the URL: http://server:port/metadata-insights, where server is the server name or IP address of your Spectrum™ Technology Platform server and port is the HTTP port used by Spectrum™ Technology Platform.
    Note: By default, the HTTP port is 8080.
    Go to Data Sources.
  2. Click the Add button .
  3. 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.
  4. In the Type field, choose Amazon SimpleDB.
  5. In the Access Key ID field, enter the 20-character alpha-numeric sequence provided to you to access your Amazon AWS account.
  6. In the Secret Access Key field, enter the 40-character key needed to authenticate the connection.
  7. To test the connection, click Test.
  8. Click Save.