[FAQ]: Install JDCB Driver and create a Connection Pool

JDBC Drivers can be installed in Ambience by the following steps (example used: SQL JDBC Driver)

Note that:

  • Step 1 to 5 is for driver installation
  • Step 6 to 10 is for creating a new connection pool using the installed driver

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1/ Place the JDBC driver in /ElixirAmbience/lib folder.

2/ Restart Ambience server to load the jar file .

3/ Log in as admin to enable the driver

4/ Click on AdminDrivers tab

5/ Find the driver name and tick the box to enable it accordingly. e.g: SQL Server (Microsoft 2005+)

6/ Start Ambience Designer

7/ Go to a folder in the folder tree on the left hand side, right click → Add → Connection Pool

8/ Input the name of the connection pool

9/ Choose the driver. e.g: SQL Server (Microsoft 2005+)

10/ Lastly, input the URL, User and Password before testing and saving the connection.