X-UP gathers data in a variety of formats from a variety of data sources and processes them to create new data. This chapter describes the types of data sources supported in X-UP.
The following data sources are supported in X-UP.
SAP RFC
DB (Data Base)
OpenApi
X-UP
OData
An X-UP data source is comprised of information configured to connect to an external data source. The information used for access varies depending on the data source type.
SAP RFC Data Source
Go to [Select X-UP Project > X-UP > New X-UP DataSource] to open a screen for creating a new data source.
To create an SAP RFC data source, select [SapRfc] from the [DataSource Type] drop-down menu and enter the data source information.
Name | Description |
|---|---|
Name | Data source name. |
Description | Description |
charset | Character encoding. (default: UTF-8) |
Timeout (msec) | Standby time for failures. (1000 = 1 second) |
Id | ID |
Password | Password |
Client | SAP RFC client information. |
Host Name | SAP RFC host name information. |
System Number | SAP RFC system number information. |
Repository | SAP RFC repository information. |
Lang | Language setting. (e.g. “en”) |
Parameters | Parameters required for service connection. |
DB data source
Go to [Select X-UP Project > X-UP > New X-UP DataSource] to open a screen for creating a new data source. To create a DB data source, select [DB] from the [DataSource Type] drop-down menu and enter the data source information.
Name | Description |
|---|---|
Name | Data source name. |
Description | Description |
DBMS | Select one of the following: Oracle, MSSQL, MySql, DB2 |
Driver Name | Driver name. (e.g. oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver) |
Connection URL | Connection URL. (e.g. jdbc:oracle:thin:@127.0.0.1:1521:dbms) |
User ID | ID |
User PW | Password |
Database | Database name. |
Charset | Character encoding. (default : UTF-8) |
Timeout (msec) | Standby time for failures. (1000 = 1 second) |
ConnectionPool maxActive | Maximum connection pool size. |
ConnectionPool maxIdle | Maximum idle pool size. |
OpenApi Data Source
Access [Select X-UP Project > X-UP > new X-UP DataSource] to create a new data source. If you want to create an OpenApi data source, select OpenApi for DataSource Type.
Name | Description |
|---|---|
Name | Data source name |
Description | Description of a data source |
HTTP URL | HTTP URL to connect with |
Charset | Encoding (default : UTF-8) |
Timeout(msec) | Waiting time for an error (1000 indicates 1 second) |
Parameters | Parameters necessary for connecting with a service |
Auth Type | Select Auth Type (None or User Key / Basic Authentication / User Define Login Page) |
User ID | User ID for HTTP auth (optional) |
X-UP data source
Go to [Select X-UP Project > X-UP > New X-UP DataSource] to open a screen for creating a new data source. To create an X-UP data source, select [X-UP] from the [DataSource Type] drop-down menu and enter the data source information.
Name | Description |
|---|---|
Name | Data source name. |
Description | Description |
ServerURL | URL of server to be connected. |
Charset | Character encoding. (default: UTF-8) |
Timeout (msec) | Standby time for failures. (1000 = 1 second) |
Parameters | Parameters required for service connection. |
Auth Type | Auth Type selection. (None or User Key / Basic Authentication / User Define Login Page) |
OData data source
Go to [Select X-UP Project > X-UP > New X-UP DataSource] to open a screen for creating a new data source. To create an OData data source, select [OData] from the [DataSource Type] drop-down menu and enter the data source information.
Name | Description |
|---|---|
Name | Data source name. |
Description | Description |
Type | SAP / Non-SAP setting. |
Host | Target host for connection. |
Port | Connection port. |
User ID | User ID. |
User PW | User password. |
Client | SAP NetWeaver Gateway Client ID |
Authentication | Authentication type selection. (Basic, X.509) |
Format | Format to be used by default when communicating with an OData source. |
Use SSL | SSL usage setting. |