Creating a Data Connector

This page explains the step by step process to create a model connector under the BDB platform.

• Click on the Data Center option from the Apps menu.

• The Data Center Homepage opens.

• Click the New option.

New option on the Data Center homepage

• Click the Data Connector option from the New context menu (as displayed below).

Data Connector from the New menu

• A page opens with all the available data connector types.

Various Data Connector types

• The user can search a specific connector type using the Search bar (E.g., MySQL)

or

• Click the Filter by Category icon to get various categories of data connectors.

• Select a category from the displayed menu.

• The Data Connectors page gets customized based on the selected category (E.g., the following image displays all the available data connectors from the Database category).

Customised Data Connector page displaying Database connector types

• Click on a Connector type.

Selecting a Connector type (E.g., MySQL)

• The Connector specific page opens.

• You need to configure the required details for the selected connector.

Required fields for the MySQL connector

Please Note: The configuration fields may vary based on the selected category of the data connector. Refer to the Supported Data Connectors page to get more information on it.

• Click the Save option after providing the required details.

Saving an MySQL Connector

• A confirmation message appears to confirm the connection (only for the database connectors).

• Another success message appears to inform the user that the data connector has been created successfully.

• The newly created data connector gets added to the data connector list.

The newly created Data Connector gets added to the Data Connectors list