a. Description – Data sources are defined ODBC compliant data sources. One is created automatically on install for Siebel. The data source defined must have a valid ODBC source defined on the Central Server host. This is because the Analysis Rule or Statistic that will eventually use the DataSource will be executed on the central server.
b. Properties
i. Alias – User defined name for the data source. The alias is used as a reference in Analysis Rules and Statistic Collectors.
ii. Data Source: Name of a valid ODBC data source on the Central Server. WARNING – The VA2 console displays the names of the data sources on the machine the Console is running on. If defining a datasource on a machine other than the Central Server, a Central Server datasource should be typed in instead of chosen from the dropdown list.
iii. Username – Database username
iv. Password – Database password
v.
Test – Test will display Success! if
it makes a connection with the username and password defined. The test will only work when executed on the
same machine that the datasource is present on.