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Configuring the Aggregator
Application 
The aggregator application properties file defines variables that are needed to connect to the portal database.
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1. Using a text editor, open the aggregator application’s DB_Connection.properties file.
2. Define the following variables:
Property |
Value |
USER
|
The name of a database user with administration rights. This is the same administrator user name that you created for the portal database during installation of the portal. |
PASSWORD
|
The password for the user specified in the USER property above. You are not required to supply the password here. If not supplied, you will be prompted for the password when you start the aggregator. |
URL |
The URL that maps to the database and its port. The URL has the form: jdbc:datadirect:sqlserver://<host>:<port_number>; where: · host/port_number: The name of the server and the port number where the portal database is located. · database_name: The name of the portal database that you created during installation of the portal. For example: jdbc:datadirect:sqlserver://myServer:1433; |
DRIVER |
The Java class for establishing a JDBC connection to the database. For example: com.ddtek.jdbc.sqlserver.SQLServerDriver |
3. Save your changes and close the file.