IBM Informix Connector

Intro

IBM Informix is a fast and scalable database server that manages traditional relational, object-relational, and dimensional databases. To learn more about Informix, visit their page (https://www.ibm.com/products/informix/developer-tools?mhsrc=ibmsearch_a&mhq=informix%20API).

You connect to Informix data in the Data Center. This topic discusses the fields and menus that are specific to the Informix connector user interface. General information for adding DataSets, setting update schedules, and editing DataSet information is discussed in Adding a DataSet Using a Data Connector.

Prerequisites

To connect to your Informix account and create a DataSet, you must have the following:

• The username and password you use to log into your Informix database

• The port number for the Informix database

• The Informix database hostname or IP address

• The Informix database name

• The Informix server name

Before you can connect to an Informix database, you must also whitelist a number of IP addresses on your database server on the port you want to connect to. For the full list of IP addresses, see Whitelisting IP Addresses for Connectors.

Connecting to Your Informix Account

This section enumerates the options in the Credentials and Details panes in the Informix Connector page. The components of the other panes in this page, Scheduling and Name & Describe Your DataSet, are universal across most connector types and are discussed in greater length in Adding a DataSet Using a Data Connector.

Credentials Pane

This pane contains fields for entering credentials to connect to your Informix account. The following table describes what is needed for each field:  

Once you have entered valid Informix credentials, you can use the same account any time you go to create a new Informix DataSet. You can manage connector accounts in the Accounts tab in the Data Center. For more information about this tab, see Managing User Accounts for Connectors.

Details Pane

This pane contains a single menu in which you enter your SQL query.

Other Panes

For information about the remaining sections of the connector interface, including how to configure scheduling, retry, and update options, see Adding a DataSet Using a Data Connector.