Crystal Reports for Rational Application Developer Designer Guide

Data Source Explorer view (Crystal Reports)

The Data Source Explorer view contains information on connecting to various data sources, such as SQL Server, Oracle, and Derby.

To connect to a data source

  1. From the Data Source Explorer view, right-click Databases and click New.
    The "New Connection Profile" dialog box appears.
  2. Select a database from the "Connection Profile Types" list.
  3. In the "Select a driver from the drop-down" section, click the browse [...] button.
    The "Driver Definitions" dialog box appears.
  4. Search for the version of Derby that you have installed and click Add.
    The "New Driver Definition" dialog box appears.
  5. Select the database driver and click OK.
    The "Edit Driver Definition" dialog box appears.
  6. Remove the default file.
  7. Click the Add Jar/Zip button.
  8. Browse to the \lib\ folder where you installed the database JAR files and select the appropriate JAR file.
  9. In the "Properties", modify the following properties:
  10. Click OK.
  11. In the "Driver Definitions" dialog box, select the appropriate driver and click OK.
  12. Verify that the database location is accurate.
  13. Click test connection to verify the connection.
  14. Click Finish.
  15. In the "Databases" list, right-click the connection that you created and select Connect.
    The connection will expand and show you the database node. Click to expand the following nodes:
      a. your database
      b. Schemas
      c. APP
      d. Tables
  16. To add tables to the report, you can drag the tables to the "Field Explorer" view or to the report.


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