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Configuring a database in the WebSphere Message Broker Toolkit
To make database information accessible from a Mapping node during the development phase, you must define a database definition file with extension .dbm. This file is contained in a data design project. You must define one database definition file per database.
Before you begin
To start the scenario, create the initial configuration. For more information, see Creating the scenario graphical data map configuration.
About this task
You can use WebSphere® Message Broker to access a database and manipulate your business data.
During the development phase, you must configure the database before you can access the data from your a message flow in the WebSphere Message Broker Toolkit. WebSphere Message Broker supports the databases that are listed in Supported databases.
WebSphere Message Broker can access databases that are set up on the local computer or on a remote server, subject to restrictions. For more information, see Database locations.
This scenario demonstrates how to configure a local database in the WebSphere Message Broker Toolkit.
Procedure
To configure the CLIENTS database, complete the following steps:
- Create a data design project as a container for a database definition file. See Creating a data design project.
- Define your database and how it interacts with your integration node. See Creating the database definition file.