Allscripts
An out of the box connector is available for the Allscripts database. It provides support for crawling database objects, profiling of data. The underlying database is Inter Systems Caché Database.
The connectivity to Allscripts is via JDBC driver, which is included in the platform.
The connector currently supports the following versions of AllScripts:
Edition: Standard
Version: 2.x
The drivers used by the connector are given below:
Driver / API: Intersystems Cache db driver
Version: 2.0
Details: Is JDBC 4.2 compliant
Connector Capabilities
The core components of the Java binding are files named as:
cache-jdbc-2.0.0.jar
cache-db-2.0.0.jar
which contain the Java classes that provide the connection and caching mechanisms for communication with the Caché server, JDBC connectivity, and reflection support.
The connector capabilities are shown below:
Crawling
Supported objects and data types for crawling are:
Tables, Table columns, Views, Stored Procedures, Functions, Triggers, Roles, Users, Permissions, Triggers, Usage Statistics
Supported Data types:
All the standard data types of Intersystems Cache DB.
Un Supported Data types:
IMAGE,NATIONAL CHAR,NATIONAL CHARACTER VARYING(%1).
Please see this article Crawling Data, for more details on crawling.
Profiling
Please see Profiling Data for more details on profiling.
Table Profiling
Row count, Columns count, View sample data
View Profiling
Row count, Columns count, View sample data
View is treated as a table for profiling purposes
Column Profiling
Min, Max, Null count, distinct, top 50 values
Full Profiling
Supported
Sample Profiling
Supported
Querying
Select
Supported
Insert
Not supported, by default.
Update
Not supported, by default.
Delete
Not supported, by default.
Joins within database
Supported
Joins outside database
Not supported
Aggregations
Supported
Group By
Supported
Order By
Supported
By default the service account provided for the connector will be used for any query operations. If the service account has write privileges, then Insert / Update / Delete queries can be executed.
Pre-requisites
To use the connector, the following needs to be available:
Connection details as specified in the following section should be available.
A Service account, for crawling and profiling. The minimum privileges required are:
Connection validate
Crawl Schemas
Crawl Tables
Profile Schemas, Tables
Query logs
Get Views, Procedures, Function code
JDBC driver is provided by default. In case it needs to be changed, add AllScripts client drivers into the OvalEdge Jar path to communicate to Allscripts database.
Check the Configuration section for further details on how to add the drivers to the jar path.
Connection Details
The following connection settings should be added for connecting to a All scripts database:
Database Type: AllScripts
Connection Name: Select a Connection name for the Allscripts database. The name that you specify is a reference name to easily identify your Allscripts database connection in OvalEdge. Example: AllScripts Connection DB1
Hostname / IP Address: Database instance URL (on-premises/cloud-based) Example: oval-allscripts.csklygkwz3dx.us-east-1.rds.amazonaws.com
Port number: 1972
Sid / Database: Name of the database to connect.
Username: User account login credential
Password: Password
Driver Name: JDBC driver name for Allscripts. It will be auto-populated. Example: com.intersys.jdbc.CacheDriver
Connection String: Allscripts connection string. Set the Connection string toggle button to automatic, to get the details automatically from the credentials provided. Alternatively, you can manually enter the string. Format: jdbc:cache://{servername}:{portnumber}/{sid} Example: jdbc:Cache://127.0.0.1:1972/Samples
Once connectivity is established, additional configurations for Crawling and Profiling can be specified.
FAQs
How much does the driver cost? The Intersystems cache db JDBC Driver for is available at no additional charge.
Can I use the driver to access Allscripts from a Linux computer? Yes, you can use the driver to access Allscripts from Linux, Unix, and other non-Windows platforms.
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