Adding a New Connector


You can add a new connector by defining connector name and type and entering connector server information. The procedure varies depending on what kind of connector you are adding

Before you Begin

Obtain the connection settings for the target content system from the administrator of that system.

Procedure

  1. Log in to Digital Hive with an account that has administrative privileges.
  2. Note: The first account to log in to a newly installed Digital Hive server is automatically granted administrative privileges.
  3. At the top right corner of the Digital Hive interface, click the applications icon () and in the Applications box that appears, click the Administration icon.
    The Digital Hive Admin Panel panel opens.
  4. In the menu bar, click Systems.
    The Systems > Manage page opens.
  5. At the bottom right corner of the page, click the Add icon ().
    The Add Connector box opens, showing the Server info sets section.
  6. In the Default Connector Name field, type a descriptive name for the new connector.
  7. From the Connector Type drop-down box, select the type of content system, from the prepopulated list, for example, something similar to:
    • Digital Hive
    • Box Cloud
    • IBM Cognos
    • File System
    • Google Drive
    • MicroStrategy
    • Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition
    • Microsoft PowerBI
    • Qlik Sense Server
    • QlikView Server
    • Salesforce
    • Microsoft SharePoint Online
    • Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services
    • Tableau Server
    • ThoughtSpot
    • IBM Cognos TM1
    • The Add Connector box refreshes and displays fields applicable to the connector type that you chose.
      Note: This list changes often, as the Digital Hive team often adds new connectors. What you see may not exactly match this list.

  8. From this point on, the procedure varies based on which kind of connector you are adding. For content-system-specific instructions, consult the relevant topic for your connector in this section.

Adding a Box Cloud Connector


Box Cloud is one of the easier content system connectors to add to Digital Hive

Before you Begin

  • Your organization must already have a Box.com™ plan that provides API access ("Business", "Business Pro", or "Enterprise")
  • Obtain from your Box administrator the following information about your Box API configuration:
    • Client ID
    • clientSecret
    • OAuthRedirectUri

Procedure

  1. Log in to Digital Hive with an account that has administrative privileges.
  2. At the top right corner of the Digital Hive interface, click the applications icon () and in the Applications box that appears, click the Administration icon.
    The Digital Hive Admin Panel panel opens.
  3. In the navigation bar, click Systems.
    The Systems > Manage page opens.
  4. At the bottom of the corner page, click the Add icon ().
    The Add Connector box opens.
  5. In the Default Connector Name field, type a descriptive name for the new connector.
  6. From the Connector Type drop-down box, select Box Cloud.
  7. At the bottom of the Edit Connector box, click Edit Properties.
    The Edit Properties - (Connector name) box opens.
    Note: Disregard the Add Connector Settings button; it is not used when adding a Box Cloud connector.
  8. If no properties are shown, click Add them now.
    Properties appear in a table.
  9. Add the following properties and values in the table in the Edit Properties - (Connector name) box.
    Property (case-sensitive) Value
    clientId The value of the Client ID from your Box Cloud interface
    clientSecret The value of your clientSecret from your Box Cloud interface
    oAuthRedirectUri The value of your OAuth redirect URI from your Box Cloud interface
  10. Click OK at the bottom of the Edit Properties - (Connector name) box and then again in the Add Connector box.
  11. At the top right of the Systems > Manage page, click Apply.
    Digital Hive saves your settings.

Next Steps

Adding a Cognos Connector


The process for adding a Cognos connector can be broken down into several procedures, all of which are required.

Before you Begin

Obtain the Cognos connection settings from your Cognos administrator.

About this task

You must add a Cognos connector for each Cognos instance that you wish Digital Hive to access. All of the steps listed below are required.

Procedure

  1. Complete the steps in Adding a Basic Connection Settings for a Cognos Connector
  2. Complete the steps in Completing the Server Info Sets Section for a Cognos Connector
  3. Complete the steps in Testing the Connection to a Content System
  4. Complete the steps in Adding a Credential to your Digital Hive Identity
  5. Complete the steps in Mounting Folders

Adding a Basic Connection Settings for a Cognos Connector

This procedure is the first step in adding a Cognos connector.

Procedure

  1. Log in to Digital Hive with an account that has administrative privileges
  2. At the top right corner of the Digital Hive interface, click the applications icon () and in the Applications box that appears, click the Administration icon.
    The Digital Hive Admin Panel panel opens.
  3. In the navigation bar, click Systems.
    The Systems > Manage page opens.
  4. At the bottom right corner of the page, click the Add icon ().
    The Add Connector box opens.
  5. In the Default Connector Name field, type a descriptive name for the new connector.
  6. From the Connector Type drop-down box, select IBM Cognos.
    The Add Connector box refreshed and displats fields applicable to IBM Cognos, that is:
    • Credential Profile
  7. Optional: In the Credential Profile drop-down list, select one of the following:
    • None
    • Cognos Default
    • Cognos SSO (if your Cognos installation is using SSO)

    If you selected Cognos Default, the User Name, Password, and Namespace fields displat under Master credential, along with the Add master credentials to my credential bank check box, selected.
  8. In the Master credentials section, type the store credentials User Name, Password(if applicable, and Namespace in their respective fields.

Next Steps

Completing the Server Info Sets Section for a Cognos Connector

Completing the Server Info Sets Section for a Cognos Connector

This procedure is the second step required in order to successfully add a Cognos connector to Digital Hive

Before you Begin

Procedure

  1. In the Server info sets section, click Add connector Settings.
    The following fields appear in the Server info sets field group:
    • Server Name
    • Base URL
    • Path
    • Type (Dispatcher or Gateway
  2. Enter your Cognos dispatcher information in the Server info sets field group using the information from your Cognos administrator.
  3. Click Add Connector Settings.
    A second row of fields appears below the fields that you just completed.
  4. Enter your Cognos gateway information using the information from your Cognos administrator.
    Figure 1: Sample Cognos dispatcher and gateway settings in the Add Connector box
  5. Click OK
    The Add Connector box closes, and the Apply button appears at the top right.
  6. Click Apply
    Digital Hive saves the Cognos connector information.

Next Steps

Adding a File System Connector


You can connect Digital Hive to folders on the Digital Hive server for use in Game Boards. The process for adding a file system connector requires several steps, broken down here into discrete procedures.

About this Task

Complete all of the procedures listed below, in the following order.

Procedure

  1. Complete the steps in Updating the Hostname Property Used for File System Connection (if applicable)
  2. Complete the steps in Adding a Basic Connection Settings for a File System Connector
  3. Complete the steps in Completing the Server Info Sets Section for a File System Connector
  4. Complete the steps in Adding Credentials for a File System Connector in Profile Settings
  5. Complete the steps in Mounting the First Folder for a File System Connector

Next Steps

Add the folder to one or more Game Boards, using a Folder Browser tile.

Updating the Hostname Property Used for File System Connection

If the hostname used to access Digital Hive has changed since installation, you will need to update it before you can add a file system connector.

About this Task

The file system connection function uses the property motio.adfcore.instance.baseUrl , which is set when Digital Hive is installed. If the hostname used to connect to Digital Hive changes, you must update that property to the new hostname before you can add a file system connector.

Procedure

  1. Stop the Digital Hive server by executing the following command on the computer on which Digital Hive is installed:

    For UNIX or Linux:

    {path to Theia apache dir.}/bin/theia.sh stop

    For Windows:

    {path to Theia apache dir.}\bin\theia.bat stop
  2. modify the property: motio.adfcore.instance.baseUrl.
  3. Save and close the file.
  4. restart the Digital Hive Server:

    For UNIX or Linux:

    {path to Theia apache dir.}/bin/theia.sh start

    For Windows:

    {path to Theia apache dir.}\bin\theia.bat start

Adding a Basic Connection Settings for a File System Connector

This procedure is the first of four when adding a file system connector to Digital Hive

Before you Begin

Procedure

  1. Log in to Digital Hive with an account that has administrative privileges.
  2. At the top right corner of the Digital Hive interface, click the applications icon () and in the Applications box that appears, click the Administration icon.
    The Digital Hive Admin Panel panel opens.
  3. In the navigation bar, click Systems.
    The Systems > Manage page opens.
  4. At the bottom right corner of the page, click the Add icon ().
    The Add Connector box opens.
  5. In the Default Connector Name field, type a descriptive name for the new connector.
  6. From the Connector Type dowp-down box, select File System.
  7. In the Profiles field (Credential Profile section), select File System.

Next Steps

Completing the Server Info Sets Section for a File System Connector

This procedure is the second of four when adding a file system connector to Digital Hive.

Before you Begin

Procedure

  1. Click Add Connector Settings.
    A Server info sets section opens, with a row of fields below the Credential profile and Master credentials sections.
  2. In the Server Name field, type a descriptive name for this row of information, for your refrence.
    Note: This value does not have to be the literal name of the server.
  3. In the Base URL field, type drive and path to a folder on the Digital Hive server, following the pattern: file:///{Drive}:/{Path to folder}

    For example, for Windows:

    file:///C:/Users/Me/MyFiles

    For UNIX or Linux:

    file:///home/theia/docs-for-gameboards
  4. Disregard the Path field.
  5. From the Type field, select LOCAL_FILESYSTEM.
  6. Click OK.
    The Add Connector box closes.
  7. On the Systems > Manage page, click Apply.

Next Steps

Adding Credentials for a File System Connector in Profile Settings

This procedure is the third of four when adding a file system connector to Digital Hive. It is only necessary if when adding the basic connector settings, you cleared the Add master credentials to my credential bank check box.

Before you Begin

Procedure

  1. At the top right of the Digital Hive interface, click your profile icon to open the user menu
  2. In the menu that appears, click the Profile settings icon.

    The My Profile Settings box opens.
  3. In the top menu of the My profile settings box, select Credentials to display the credentials section.
  4. At the top right of the Credentials section, click the add icon ().
    The Add New Credentials box opens, showing only the descriptive name of your connector and an Add button.
  5. Click Add.
    Digital Hive saves your credentials.

Next Steps

Mounting the First Folder for a File System Connector

This procedure is the last of four when adding a file system connector to Digital Hive

Before you Begin

Complete the following procedures:

About this Task

Mounted folders are starting points within content systems that have a folder structure. They enable Digital Hive to see all content or a subset of content for a given content system. You can mount multiple folders. Use mounted folders to control what content is shared with Digital Hive.
Note: Digital Hive content exposed via a mounted file system is open to all authenticated users.

Procedure

  1. If the connector name has a yellow flag next to it, refresh your browser.
    he page should reload, displaying the connector name without the yellow flag.
  2. On the Systems > Manage page, locate the connector and click the context menu icon () at the right of that row.
  3. In the context menu that appears, select Mounted Folders.
    The Mounted Folders - {Connector name} box opens.
  4. Do one of the following:
    • Click Configuring a new starting folder for {Connector name}.
    • Click + Mount Point.

    The Select Folder box opens.
  5. In the left panel double-click the folder that you wish to use as the mounted folder, and click OK.
    The folder appears in the Mounted Folders - {Connector name} box.
  6. Click Add and then click OK.
    Digital Hive saves the folder as a mounted folder.

Adding a Google Connector


You can create a connector to your Google Docs™ documents or other Google® products.

Before you Begin

You must have created a Google application using the Google Apps™ interface.

Procedure

  1. Log in to Digital Hive with an account that has administrative privileges.
  2. At the top right corner of the Digital Hive interface, click the applications icon () and in the Applications box that appears, click the Administration icon.
    The Digital Hive Admin Panel panel opens.
  3. In the navigation bar, click Systems.
    The Systems > Manage page opens.
  4. At the bottom right corner of the page click the Add icon ().
    The Add Connector box opens.
  5. In the Default connector Name field, type a descriptive name for the new connector.
  6. From the Connector Type drop-down box, select Google Drive.
  7. if a profile exists for the connector, select it from the Profiles drop-down box.
  8. Obtain from your Google Apps™ console the following data:
    • ClientID
    • appSecret
    • Redirect URI
  9. A the bottom of the Edit Connector box, click Edit properties.
    The Edit Properties - (Connector name) box opens.
    Note: Disregard the Add connector Settings button; it is not used in this procedure.
  10. If no properties are shown, click Add them now.
    Properties appear in a table.
  11. Add the following properties and values in the table in the Edit Properties - (Connector name) box:
    Property (case-sensitive) Value
    appID The value of the Client ID from your Google Apps™ interface
    appSecret The value of your appSecret from your Google Apps™ interface
    redirectURI The value of your redirect URL from your Google Apps™ interface
  12. Click OK at the bottom of the Edit Properties - (Connector name) box and then again in the Add Connector box.
  13. At the top right of the Systems > Manage page, click Apply.
    Digital Hive saves the settings of your new connector.

Adding a MicroStrategy Connector


The process for adding a MicroStrategy connector can be broken down into four main procedures, listed below.

Before you Begin

Ensure that you are able to contact and request information from your MicroStrategy administrator.

Procedure

  1. Getting the Necessary Connection Information from your MicroStrategy Administrator
  2. Adding the Basic Connection Settings for a MicroStrategy Connector
  3. Completing the Server Info Sets Section when Adding a MicroStrategy Connector
  4. Adding MicroStrategy Properties

Next Steps

After adding the connector, you must do the following before you can manage content with this connector:

  • Add a MicroStrategy credential to your Digital Hive profile.
  • Mount at least one MicroStrategy folder.

Getting the Necessary Connection Information from your MicroStrategy Administrator

The first step in adding a MicroStrategy connector is to gather connection information from your MicroStrategy administrator.

Procedure

  • Obtain the following information from your MicroStrategy administrator:
    • MicroStrategy administrative user name and password
    • MicroStrategy base URL (that is, from the protocol through and including the port number)
    • The server name of the MicroStrategy Intelligence server

Next Steps

Complete the steps in Adding a MicroStrategy Connector>

Adding the Basic Connection Settings for a MicroStrategy Connector

This procedure is the second required in order to successfully add a MicroStrategy connector to Digital Hive.

Before you Begin

Complete the steps in Getting the Necessary Connection Information from your MicroStrategy Administrator .

Procedure

  1. Log in to Digital Hive with an account that has administrative privileges.
  2. At the top right corner of the Digital Hive interface, click the applications icon () and in the Applications box that appears, click the Administration icon.
    The Digital Hive Admin Panel panel opens.
  3. In the navigation bar, click Systems.
    The Systems > Manage page opens.
  4. At the bottom right corner of the page, click the Add icon ().
    The Add Connector box opens, showing the Server info sets section.
  5. In the Default Connector Name field, type a descriptive name for the new connector.
  6. From the Connector Type drop-down box, select MicroStrategy.
    The Add Connector box refreshes and displays the Credential Profile and Master Credentials sections.
  7. From the Profiles drop-down list in the Credential Profile, select MicroStrategy User Pass.
    In the Master credentials section, two fields appear: User Name and Password.
  8. Type the administrative user name and password for your MicroStrategy server in their respective fields.

Next Steps

Complete the steps in Completing the Server Info Sets Section for a Cognos Connector.

Completing the Server Info Sets Section for a Cognos Connector

This procedure is the third of four basic procedures required in order to successfully add a MicroStrategy connector to Digital Hive.

Before you Begin

Procedure

  1. Click the Add Connector Settings.
  2. In the Server info sets section, a row of fields appears.
  3. In the Server Name field, type a descriptive name for the server.
    Note: This value does not have to be the actual MicroStrategy domain name.
  4. In the Base URL field , type the MicroStrategy web access URL, including the port number.
    For example, http://mstr.example.com:8443
  5. Leave the Path field empty.
  6. In the Type drop-down list, select WEB_SERVER.

Next Steps

Complete the steps in Adding MicroStrategy Properties

Adding MicroStrategy Properties

This procedure is the fourth basic procedure required in order to successfully add a MicroStrategy connector to Digital Hive.

Before you Begin

After completing the above procedures, the Add Connector box should be open, with one row of information in the Server info sets section completed.

Procedure

  1. Click Edit Properties.
    The Edit properties - (Connector name window opens, showing empty properties table.
  2. Click Add them now.
    The table refreshes, showing two rows of properties.
  3. Complete the table as described below.
    Property Value
    loginMode Standard
    iServerName The name of your MicroStrategy server
  4. Click OK to close the window.
  5. In the Add Connector box, click OK.
    The Add Connector box closes, and an active Apply button appears at the top right of the Systems > Manage page.
  6. Click Apply.
    Digital Hive saves the MicroStrategy connector information. The MicroStrategy connector is now added, but you must add a credential and mount a folder before it can be managed.

Next Steps

Adding a Microsoft® Power BI connector


Getting the Necessary Connection Information from your SharePoint Administrator

The first step in adding a Power BI connector is to gather connection information from your Power BI administrator.

Procedure

  1. Verify that your Power BI administrator has created a new application in Microsoft Azure® for Digital Hive.
  2. Obtain the following information about the new application from your Power BI administrator:
    • Application ID ( AppID )
    • App Secret ( appSecret )
    • Reply URL ( redirectURI)
    • Key name
    • The Power BI user name and password

Next Steps

Entering PowerBI Connection Settings

Entering PowerBI Connection Settings

After obtaining the necessary information from your Power BI administrator, enter the information in Digital Hive.

Before you Begin

Getting the Necessary Connection Information from your SharePoint Administrator

Procedure

  1. Log in to Digital Hive with an account that has administrative privileges.
  2. At the top right corner of the Digital Hive interface, click the applications icon () and in the Applications box that appears, click the Administration icon.
    The Digital Hive Admin Panel panel opens.
  3. In the menu bar, click Systems.
    The Systems > Manage page opens.
  4. At the bottom right corner of the page, click the Add icon ().
    The Add Connector box opens.
  5. In the Default Connector Name field, type a descriptive name for the new connector.
  6. From the Connector Type drop-down box, select Microsoft PowerBI.
  7. If a profile exists for the connector, select it from the Profiles drop-down box.
  8. In the Server info sets section, click Add Connector Settings.
    A new set of fields appears in the Server info sets section.
  9. Enter the following values in the four fields that appear, and click Add Connector Settings after each row to display another row of empty fields.
    Server Name Base URL Path Type
    AZURE_AD_AUTH_URL https://login.microsoftonline.com /common/oauth2/authorize REST
    AZURE_AD_TOKEN_URL https://login.microsoftonline.com /common/oauth2/token REST
    AZURE_AD_USERINFO_URL https://graph.microsoft.com /v1.0/me REST
    SP_BASE_URL https://api.powerbi.com /v1.0/myorg/ REST
    MS_GRAPH_URL https://analysis.windows.net /powerbi/api REST
  10. Click Edit Properties.
    The Edit Properties - (Connector Name) box opens.
  11. If no properties are shown, click Add them now.
    Properties in a table.
  12. Enter the following information in the table show in the Edit Properties - (Connector name) box.
    Properties (drop-down menu) Value
    appID The application ID obtained from your Power Bi administartor
    appSecret The appSecret value from you Power BI Administrator
    redirectURI The Reply URL obtained from your Power BI administrator
  13. Click the prepopulated value in the redirectURI field to the App ID URI field in Azure and save the app in Azure.
  14. Click OK to close the Edit Properties - (Connector name) box an then click OK to close the Add Connector box.
  15. At the top right of the Systems > Manage page, click Apply.
    Digital Hive saves your settings.

Next Steps

Getting the Necessary Connection Information from your SharePoint Administrator

Updating your Profile with Power BI Credentials

After adding Power BI connection settings, update your credentials in the My profile settings box so that you can add your first mounted folder.

Procedure

  1. At the top right corner of the Digital Hive interface, click your user icon.
  2. In the menu box that displays, click the Profile settings icon.
    The My profile setting box opens.
  3. In the top menu of the My profile settings box, select Credentials.
    The Credentials section, listing existing connectors, slides into view, with MS Power BI preselected.
  4. Click Sign In.
    Digital Hive quickly opens and closes a pop-up window, automatically signing in to Power BI, and notifies you that credentials have been saved.

Next Steps

Add one or more Power BI mounted folders, as described in Mounting Folders>.

Adding a Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services Connector


The process for adding a Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services connector requires several steps, broken down here into discrete procedures.

Before you Begin

  • Ensure that your Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services server is running.
  • Ensure that you have the credentials for that server, including server name, user name, password, and web access URL.

About this Task

All of the procedures listed below are required and should be completed in the following order.

Procedure

  1. Adding the Basic Connection Settings for a Microsoft SSRS Connector
  2. Completing the Servrer Info Sets Section when Adding an SSRS Connector
  3. Adding the SSRS Credentials in Profile Settings
  4. Mounting the First Folder for a Microsoft SSRS Connector

Adding the Basic Connection Settings for a Microsoft SSRS Connector

This procedure is the first of four required in order to successfully add a Microsoft SSRS connector to Digital Hive.

Procedure

  1. Log in to Digital Hive with an account that has administrative privileges.
  2. At the top right corner of the Digital Hive interface, click the applications icon () and in the Applications box that appears, click the Administration icon.
    The Digital Hive Admin Panel panel opens.
  3. In the menu bar, click Systems.
    The Systems > Manage page opens.
  4. At the bottom right corner of the page, click the Add icon ().
    The Add Connector box opens.
  5. In the Default Connector Name field, type a descriptive name for the new connector.
  6. From the Connector Type drop-down box, select Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services.
    The Add Connector box refreshes and displays the Profiles drop-down box.
  7. If a profile exists for the connector, select it from the Profiles drop-down box.
    The Add Connector box refreshes and displays the following fields:
    • User Name
    • Password
    • Add master credentials to my credential bank check box
  8. For the User Name> field, type the Windows domain and user name, separated by a backward slash.
    For example: MyWinDomain\Administrator
  9. In the Password> field, type the SSRS server computer password that matches the user name entered.
    Note: For now, you can disregard the Namespace field.

Next Steps

Completing the Servrer Info Sets Section when Adding an SSRS Connector

Completing the Server Info Sets Section when Adding an SSRS Connector

This procedure is the second of four required in order to successfully add a Microsoft SSRS connector to Digital Hive.

Before you Begin

Procedure

  1. Click Add Connector Settings.
    In the Server info sets section, a row of fields appears.
  2. in the Server Name field, type a descriptive name for the server.
    Note: This value does not have to be the actual SQL Server domain name.
  3. In the Base URl field, type the SQL Server web access URL.
    For example, http://192.168.253.140:80
  4. In the Path field, type the folder on your SQL Server server that contains the artifacts that you wish to connect to.
    For example, REPORT_SERVER
  5. Click OK.
    The Add Connector box closes, and the new connector displays in the list of connectors in the Systems > Manage page.
  6. At the top right of the page, click Apply.
    Digital Hive saves the connector information and refreshes the page.

Next Steps

Adding the SSRS Credentials in Profile Settings

Adding the SSRS Credentials in Profile Settings

This procedure is the third of four when adding a Microsoft SSRS connector to Digital Hive. This procedure is necessary only if when adding the basic connector settings, you cleared the Add master credentials to my credential bank check box.

Before you Begin

Complete the following procedures:

Procedure

  1. At the top right of the Digital Hive interface, click your profile icon to open the user menu
  2. In the menu that appears, click the Profile settings icon.

    The My Profile Settings box opens.
  3. In the top menu of the My profile settings box, select Credentials to display the credentials section.
  4. At the top right of the Credentials section, click the add icon ().
    The Add New Credentials box opens.
  5. At the top left, select the connector for which to add credentials.
  6. For the User Name field, do one of the following:
    • If the SSRS server is running under a Windows domain user account, type the Windows domain and user name, separated by a backward slash.
    • If the SSRS server is running under a built-in account, type the SSRS server account and user name, separated by a backward slash.

    For example:

    • With Windows domain: MyWinDomain\Administrator
    • Without Windows domain: SSRS-2\Administrator
  7. In the Password field, type the SSRS server computer password that matches the user name entered.
  8. For now, in the Namespace> drop-down list select the name that you entered in the Default Connector Name> field when completing Adding the Basic Connection Settings for a Microsoft SSRS Connector .
  9. Click Add.
    Digital Hive saves the SSRS credential settings, and the new credentials display in the list of credentials in the My profile settings> box.

Next Steps

Mounting the First Folder for a Microsoft SSRS Connector

Mounting the First Folder for a Microsoft SSRS Connector

This procedure is the last of four required in order to successfully add a Microsoft SSRS connector to Digital Hive.

Before you Begin

Complete the following procedures:

About this Task

Mounted folders are starting points within content systems that have a folder structure. They enable Digital Hive to see all content or a subset of content for a given content system. You can mount multiple folders. Use mounted folders to control what content is shared with Digital Hive.

Procedure

  1. At the top right corner of the Digital Hive interface, click the applications icon () and in the Applications box that appears, click the Administration icon.
    The Digital Hive Admin Panel panel opens.
  2. In the navigation bar, click Systems.
  3. On the Systems > Manage page, locate the connector and click the context menu icon () at the right of that row.
  4. In the context menu that appears, select Mounted Folders.
    The Mounted Folders - {Connector name} box opens.
  5. Click Configure a new starting folder for {content system}.
    A row with a Start Folder Name field appears, along with a Browse> icon, Advanced> drop-down menu, and Add and Cancel buttons.

  6. In the Start Folder Name field, type a descriptive name for display in Digital Hive.
  7. Click Browse.
  8. In the Select folder window that opens, select the folder that you wish to mount, and then click Select.
  9. Click Add.
    If all the previous steps in this section have been successfully completed, Digital Hive adds the folder in the mounted Folders box, showing its mount name and the name of the folder itself.

  10. Click OK.
    Digital Hive stores the mounted folder information and the Mounted Folders box closes. Digital Hive can now see the content in the mounted folder for this connector, and you can add artifacts from the mounted SSRS folder to Game Boards.

Adding an Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition Connector


Adding the Basic Connection Settings for an Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition Connector

This procedure is the first step in adding an Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition connector.

Procedure

  1. Log in to Digital Hive with an account that has administrative privileges.
  2. At the top right corner of the Digital Hive interface, click the applications icon () and in the Applications box that appears, click the Administration icon.
    The Digital Hive Admin Panel panel opens.
  3. In the navigation bar, click Systems.
    The Systems > Manage page opens.
  4. At the bottom right corner of the page, click the Add icon ().
    The Add Connector box opens, showing the Add master credentials to my credential bank check box.
  5. In the Default Connector Name field, type a descriptive name for the new connector.
  6. From the Connector Type drop-down box, select Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition
    The Add Connector> box refreshes and displays the Profiles drop-down box.
  7. Optional: If a profile exists for the connector, select it from the Profiles drop-down box.
    The Add Connector box refreshes and displays fields applicable to Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE), that is:
    • Credential Profile
    • Master Credentials
    • Add Master Credentials to my Credential Bank check box
    The User Name and Password fields display under Master credentials.
  8. In the Master Credentials section, type the UserName and Password, in their respective fields.

Next Steps

Completing the Server Info Sets Section

Completing the Server Info Sets Section when Adding an Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition Connector

When completing the Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition Server info sets field group, only one row is required.

Before you Begin

Procedure

  1. Click Add Connector Settings.
    A second row of fields appears below the fields that you just completed.
  2. In the Server Name field, type a descriptive name for the server.
  3. In the Base URL field, type the OBIEE web access URL, including domain and port number.
  4. In the Path field, type the folder on your OBIEE server that contains the artifacts that you wish to access.
  5. In the Type drop-down list, select REPORTER_SERVER.
  6. Click OK.
    The Add Connector box closes, and the Apply button appears at the top right.
  7. Click Apply.
    Digital Hive saves the Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition connector information

Next Steps

  • Testing the Connection to a Content System
  • Adding a Credential to your Digital Hive Identity
  • Mounting Folders

Adding a Qlik Sense Connector


Getting the Necessary Connection Information from your Qlik Sense Administrator and Network Administrator

Before you begin, you must gather connection information from your Qlik Sense administrator and your network administrator.

Before you Begin

  • Ensure that Qlik Sense has been configured and that you are able to contact your Qlik Sense administrator.

About this Task

This procedure is the first of five required in order to fully add a Qlik Sense connector.

Procedure

  1. Obtain from your Qlik Sense administrator the following information:
    • The prefix for the virtual proxy
      Note: If no virtual proxy exists, ask your Qlik Sense administrator to create one.
    • The authentication method for the virtual proxy (Digital Hive supports "static" and "dynamic" header authentication.)
    • The Qlik Sense user name and password
    • The header authentication user directory, for example OUR-QLIK
    • The authentication header name, for example Qlik-Auth
    • The header authentication separator character, for example /
  2. Ask your network administrator or Qlik Sense administrator for the user directory (for example, the AD domain) that the Qlik Sense server is installed in.
  3. Ask your Qlik Sense administrator to generate a certificate and give it to you.
  4. Copy the generated certificate to the server that Digital Hive is installed on.

Next Steps

Generating a Java Keystore for use with Qlik Sense

Before you Begin

Complete the steps in Getting the Necessary Connection Information from your Qlik Sense Administrator and Network Administrator .

About this Task

This procedure is the second of five required in order to fully add a Qlik Sense connector.

Procedure

  1. Create a client Java keystore by executing the following command. "%PathtoJREKeytool%\keytool.exe" -importkeystore -srckeystore "client.pfx" -srcstoretype pkcs12 -destkeystore "client.jks" -deststoretype JKS -srcstorepass secret -deststorepass secret -noprompt Note: In the example, "secret" appears twice; the first time as the password for the certificate file, and the second time, as the password to set up the JKS file.
  2. Create a server Java keystore by executing the following command. %PathtoJREKeytool%\keytool.exe" -import -alias QlikCA -keystore "root.jks" -file "root.cer" -storepass secret -noprompt Note: The term "secret>" in this example is the password for the JKS file.
  3. Copy the generated client.jks and root.jks files to a directory that is outside of the Digital Hive installation directory and that the user running the Digital Hive process can access.

Next Steps

Adding the Basic Connection Settings for a Qlik Sense Connector

The first information that you must add in the Add Connector box consists of the connector name, type, and master credentials.

Before you Begin

  • Getting the Necessary Connection Information from your Qlik Sense Administrator and Network Administrator
  • Generating a Java Keystore for use with Qlik Sense

About this Task

This procedure is the third of five required in order to fully add a Qlik Sense connector.

Procedure

  1. Log in to Digital Hive with an account that has administrative privileges.
  2. Access the Systems > Manage page as described in Adding a Cognos Connector.
  3. At the bottom right corner of the page, click the Add icon ().
    The Add Connector box opens.
  4. In the Default Connector Name field, type a descriptive name for the new connector.
  5. From the Connector Type drop-down box, select Qlik Sense Server.
  6. In the Credential Profile section, from the Profiles drop-down list, select one of the following, based on what kind of authentication your Qlik Sense server uses:
    • Qlik Sense User Pass
    • Qlik Sense SSO (if your server is using SSO)
    If you selected Qlik Sense User Pass, the User Name, Password, and Namespace fields display under Master credentials, along with the Add master credentials to my credential bank check box, selected.

    If you selected Qlik Sense SSO, only the User Name and Namespace fields display.
  7. In the fields in the Master credentials section, enter the values provided by your Qlik Sense administrator.

Next Steps

Adding an Entry in the Server Info Sets Section

After adding the basic connection settings for a Qlik Sense connector, you must include connection settings for your Qlik Sense server in the Server info sets section.

Before you Begin

  • Getting the Necessary Connection Information from your Qlik Sense Administrator and Network Administrator
  • Generating a Java Keystore for use with Qlik Sense
  • Adding the Basic Connection Settings for a QLik Sense Connector
  • After completing the above procedures, the Add Connector box should be open, with the Master Credentials section completed.

About this Task

This procedure is the fourth of five required in order to fully add a Qlik Sense connector.

Procedure

  1. Click Add Connector Settings.
    The following fields appear in the Server info sets field group:
    • Server Name
    • Base URL
    • Path (Can leave this field empty)
    • Type (QLIK_SENSE_SERVER )
  2. In the Server Name field, type a descriptive name for the server.
  3. In the Base URL field, type the access URL for your Qlik Sense server without http prefix or port number, for example ourserver.example.com.
  4. From the Type drop-down list, select the only connection type, QLIK_SENSE_SERVER.

Next Steps

Adding the Qlik Sense Properties

Adding Qlik Sense Properties

The final procedure in adding a Qlik Sense connector is to add Qlik Sense properties and apply your changes.

Before you Begin

Complete the steps in the following procedures:

About this Task

This procedure is the last of five required in order to fully add a Qlik Sense connector.

Procedure

  1. Click Edit Properties.
    The Edit Properties - Qlik window opens, showing a table with prefilled properties and an empty Value> column.
  2. If no properties are shown, click Add them now.
  3. Complete the table as described below. >
    Propety Value
    defaultNamespace The header authentication static user directory, as provided by your Qlik Sense administrator.
    rootCert The name of the root Java keystore file that you generated.
    clientCert The name of the client Java keystore file that you generated.
    certFolder On the Digital Hive server, the path to the folder containing the generated certificate
    rootCertPass The password for the root certificate, as described in Generating a Java Keystore for use with Qlik Sense.
    clientCertPass The password for the client Java keystore file that you generated.
    xrefkey Can be any value you wish.
    enginePortNumber Get this value from the Qlik Management Console. The default is 4747.
    restApiPortNumber Get this value from the Qlik Management Console. The default is 4243.
    servicePortNumber Get this value from the Qlik Management Console. The default is 443.
    authenticationType Authentication type that Qlik server uses. Possible values: Digital Hive, Active Directory (the default), or Other. If set to Active Directory, Qlik Sense will verify user's credential against AD on Qlik Sense server when user logs in.
    Active Directory Use http protocol, instead of the default, https.
    servicePortNumberHttp If using http protocol, the http port if the Qlik web server is listening on a nonstandard port.
    qlik.deepLink.showSelectionBar Adds a filter selection panel at the top of the Preview window for a Qlik artifact.
  4. Optional: To automatically add the default values to properties, at the bottom of the Edit Properties window click Add them now.


    Digital Hive adds all properties that have defaults to the list, along with their default values.
  5. Click OK to close the window.
  6. In the Add Connector box, click OK.
    The Add Connector box closes, and an active Apply button appears at the top right of the Systems > Manage page.
  7. Click Apply.
    Digital Hive saves the Qlik Sense connector information. The Qlik Sense connector is now fully added.

Adding a QlikView Connector


The process for adding a QlikView connector is similar to adding a Qlik Sense connector, except that the if you are using NTFS authentication on your QlikView Web Server, you must install a separate application to enable Digital Hive to work with NTFS authentication.

Before you Begin

Before you can add a QlikView connector, you must gather QlikView information from your QlikView administrator.

About this Task

The process for adding a QlikView connector can be broken down into two main procedures, listed below.

Procedure

  1. Adding the Basic Connection Settings for a QlikView Connector
  2. Adding the QlikView Server Info Set Entries

Installing the QlikView NTFS Auth Application

If your QlikView Web Server authorization mode is set to NTFS, you must install the QlikView NTFS Auth application in order for Digital Hive to work with QlikView.

About this Task

This procedure is required only if your QlikView Web Server authorization mode is set to NTFS.

Procedure

  1. In your extracted Digital Hive installation archive, locate the folder, QlikView NTFS Auth , parallel to the docs, extraLib, and utils folders.
  2. Copy the contents of the QlikView NTFS Auth folder to your QlikView Web Server.
  3. In a plain-text editor, open application.properties and set the following parameters for the server:
    Option Description
    server.port Available https port to be used for the application
    server.port.http Available https port to be used for the application
  4. Open startTheiaAuth.bat and replace the default, C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_65\bin\java path with the actual Java path on the server.
  5. From the command line, execute startTheiaAuth.bat
  6. Edit the QlikView connector in Digital Hive admin panel and set the property theiaAuthPortNumber to the application's port number that you just set.

Adding the Basic Connection Settings for a QlikView Connector

The process for adding basic connection settings for a QlikView connector is similar to and simpler than adding a Qlik Sense connector.

Procedure

  1. Log in to Digital Hive with an account that has administrative privileges.
  2. Access the Systems > Manage page as described in Adding a Cognos Connector.
  3. At the bottom right corner of the page, click the Add icon ().
    The Add Connector box opens, showing the Add master credentials to my credential bank check box.
  4. In the Default Connector Name field, type a descriptive name for the new connector.
  5. From the Connector Type drop-down box, select QlikView Server.
  6. From ther Version drop-down list, select the version of your QlikView server.
  7. If a profile exists for the connector, select it from the Profiles drop-down box.
    User Name and Password fiedls appear in the Master credentials section.
  8. In the Master credentials section, type the User Name and Password, as provided by your QlikView administartor.

Next Steps

Adding the QlikView Server Info Set Entries

Adding QlikView Server Info Set Entries

When completing the QlikView Server info sets field group, two rows are required.

Before you Begin

Procedure

  1. Click Add Connector Settings.
    The following fields appear in the Server info sets field group:
    • Server Name
    • Base URL
    • Path (Can leave this field empty)
    • Type
  2. In the Server Name field, type a descriptive name for the QlikView Web Server.
  3. In the Base URL field, type the access URL for your QlikView Web Server, without port number or path, for example http://qlikview2.
  4. From the Type drop-down list, select the WEB_SERVER connection type.
  5. Click Add Connector Settings again, to spawn a second row of fields.
  6. In the Server Name field, type a descriptive name for the QlikView management server.
  7. In the Base URL field, type the access URL for your QlikView management service, without port number or path, for example http://qlikview3.
  8. In the Type drop-down list, select the MANAGEMENT_SERVER connection type.
  9. Click Edit Properites.
    The Edit Properties window opens.
  10. If no properties are shown, click Add them now.
    Properties appear in a table.
  11. Complete the table as described below.
    Propety Value
    defaultNamespace Use domain name (if AD is applied to the QlikView server) or the computer name (if QlikView server is just for computer’s local users).
    qmsPortNumber Obtain from your QlikView administrator
    serviceKey Obtain from your QlikView administrator
    authorizationMode (NTFS or DMS)
    loginType Default> or v (Custom is not currently supported)
    theiaAuthPortNumber Port number of a separate application running on QlikView Web Server that authenticates the QlikView user in Digital Hive Game Boards.
    Important: If your QlikView Web Server uses NTFS authorization, enter the port as follows:
    • If your QlikView Web Server is using https protocol, enter that port in the server.port property in your QlikView NTFS Auth application.properties file.
    • If your QlikView Web Server is using http protocol, enter the port in server.port.http.
  12. Click OK to close the Edit Properties box and then again to close the Add Connector box.
    The Add Connector box closes, and a red Apply button appears at the top right of the Systems > Manage page.
  13. Click Apply.
    Digital Hive saves the QlikView connector information.

Next Steps

Adding a Salesforce Connector


The process for adding a Salesforce connector consists of several steps, broken down here into three procedures.

Procedure

  1. Preparing Salesforce and Getting Required Connection Information from the Salesforce Application
  2. Entering Salesforce Connection Settings
  3. Updating your Profile with Salesforce Credentials

Preparing Salesforce and Getting Required Connection Information from the Salesforce Application

The following tasks must be performed by a Salesforce administrator within the Salesforce application.

Procedure

  1. The following tasks must be performed by a Salesforce administrator within the Salesforce application.
    • Access and manage your data (api)
    • Provide access to your data via the Web (web)
    • Perform requests on your behalf at any time (refresh_token, offline_access)
  2. Set the callback URL to the following: https:// <theia_server> : <theia_port> /theia/oauth/authFinish
  3. Obtain from the Salesforce Manage Connected Apps page the following data:
    • Consumer Key
    • Consumer Secret

Next Steps

Entering Salessforce Connection Settings Updating your Profile with Salesforce Credentials

Entering Salesforce Connection Settings

After your Salesforce administrator has configured the necessary settings in Salesforce and obtained the needed information, enter the information in Digital Hive.

Before you Begin

Preparing Salesforce and Getting Required Connection Information from the Salesforce Application

Procedure

  1. Log in to Digital Hive with an account that has administrative privileges.
  2. At the top right corner of the Digital Hive interface, click the applications icon () and in the Applications box that appears, click the Administration icon.
    The Digital Hive Admin Panel panel opens.
  3. In the navigation bar, click Systems.
    The Systems > Manage page opens.
  4. At the bottom of the corner page, click the Add icon ().
    The Add Connector box opens.
  5. In the Default Connector Name field, type a descriptive name for the new connector.
  6. From the Connector Type drop-down box, select Salesforce.
  7. In the Server info sets section, click Add Connector Settings.
    A new set of fields appears in the Server info sets section.
  8. Enter the following values in the four fields that appear:
    Server Name Base URL Path Type
    SF_BASE_URL The base URL for your Salesforce instance, for example, https:// mycompany.my.salesforce.com REST
  9. Click Edit Properties.
    The Edit Properties - (Connector name) box opens.
  10. Click Add them now.
    Properties appear in a table.
  11. Add the following properties in the Edit Properties - (Connector name) box.
    Property (case-sensitive) Value
    The value of the Consumer Key from the Salesforce Manage Connected Apps page The value of the Consumer Secret from the Salesforce Manage Connected Apps page
  12. Click OK to close the Edit Properties box and then again to close the Add Connector box.
  13. At the top right of the page, click Apply.
    Digital Hive saves the Salesforce connector information.

Next Steps

Updating your Profile with Salesforce Credentials

Updating your Profile with Salesforce Credentials

After adding Salesforce connection settings, update your credentials in the My profile settings box so that you can add your first mounted folder.

Procedure

  1. At the top right corner of the Digital Hive interface, click your user icon.
  2. In the menu box that displays, click the Profile settings icon.
    The My profile settings box opens.
  3. In the top menu of the My profile settings box, select Credentials.
    The Credentials section, listing existing connectors, slides into view.
  4. In the row for your Salesforce connector, click Edit.
    The Edit Credentials for (Connector name) box opens.
  5. Click Sign In.
    If you have an active Salesforce session, a pop-up window quickly opens and closes, and you are notified that your credentials have been saved. If you do not have an active session, the Salesforce login screen displays.
  6. If necessary, enter your Salesforce credentials in the login form and log in there.
    The pop-up window closes, and you are notified that your credentials have been saved.

Next Steps

Add one or more Salesforce mounted folders, as described in Mounting Folders.

Adding a SharePoint Connector


The process for adding a SharePoint connector consists of several steps, broken down here into three procedures.

Before you Begin

Using the SharePoint Online interface, you or your SharePoint administrator must create a SharePoint application for use with Digital Hive.

Procedure

  1. Getting the Necessary Connection Information from your SharePoint Administrator
  2. Entering SharePoint Connection Settings
  3. Updating your Profile with SharePoint Credentials

Getting the Necessary Connection Information from your SharePoint Administrator

The first step in adding a SharePoint connector is to gather connection information from your SharePoint Online administrator.

Before you Begin

Ensure that your company has a SharePoint Online account and that you are able to contact your SharePoint Online administrator.

About this Task

This procedure is the first of three procedures required in order to add a SharePoint Online connector and access your SharePoint data from within Digital Hive.

Procedure

  1. Verify that your SharePoint administrator has created a new application in SharePoint Online for Digital Hive.
  2. Obtain the following information about the new application from your SharePoint administrator:
    • Application ID
    • App Secret
    • Reply URL
    • Key name
    • The SharePoint Online user name and password

Next Steps

Entering SharePoint Connection Settings

After obtaining the necessary information from your SharePoint administrator, enter the information in Digital Hive

Before you Begin

Getting the Necessary Connection Information from your SharePoint Administrator

Procedure

  1. Log in to Digital Hive with an account that has administrative privileges
  2. At the top right corner of the Digital Hive interface, click the applications icon () and in the Applications box that appears, click the Administration icon.
    The Digital Hive Admin Panel panel opens.
  3. In the navigation bar, click Systems.
    The Systems > Manage page opens.
  4. At the bottom right corner of the page, click the Add icon ().
    The Add Connector box opens.
  5. In the Default Connector Name field, type a descriptive name for the new connector.
  6. From the Connector Type drop-down box, select Microsoft SharePoint Online
  7. In the Server info sets sections, click Add Connector Settings.
    A new ser of fields appears in the Server info sets section.
  8. Enter the following values in the four fields that appear, and click Add Connector Settings after each row to display another row of empty fields.
    Server Name Base URL Path Type
    AZURE_AD_AUTH_URL https:// login.microsoftonline.com /common/oauth2/authorize REST
    AZURE_AD_TOKEN_URL https:// login.microsoftonline.com /common/oauth2/token REST
    AZURE_AD_USERINFO_URL https://graph.microsoft.com /v1.0/me REST
    SP_BASE_URL https://graph.microsoft.com /v1.0/drive/ REST
    MS_GRAPH_URL MS_GRAPH_URL / REST
  9. Click Edit Properties.
    The Edit properties - (Connector name) box opens.
  10. If no properties are shown, click Add them now.
  11. Enter the following information in the table shown in the Edit Properties - (Connector name) box:
    Properties Value
    appId The application ID obtained from your SharePoint administrator
    appSecret The appSecret value from your SharePoint administrator
    redirectUri The Reply URL obtained from your SharePoint administrator
  12. Click OK to close the Edit Properties - (Connector name) box and then click OK to close the Add Connector box.
  13. At the top right of the Systems > Manage page, click Apply.
    Digital Hive saves your settings.

Next Steps

Updating your Profile with SharePoint Credentials

Updating your Profile with SharePoint Credentials

After adding SharePoint connection settings, update your credentials in the My profile settings box so that you can add your first mounted folder.

Procedure

  1. At the top right corner of the Digital Hive interface, click your user icon.
  2. In the menu box that displays, click the Profile settings icon.
    The My profile setting box opens.
  3. In the top menu of the My profile settings box, select Credentials.
    The Credentials section, listing existing connectors, slides into view, with MS Power BI preselected.
  4. Click Sign In.
    The SharePoint Online sign-in page loads in a new browser tab.
  5. Enter your SharePoint Online user name and password and click Sign In.
    Digital Hive adds your SharePoint Online credentials, signs you in to SharePoint, and notifies you that the credentials have been saved.

Next Steps

Add one or more SharePoint mounted folders, as described in Mounting Folders.

Adding a Tableau Connector


The process for adding a Tableau® connector requires several steps, broken down here into discrete procedures.

Before you Begin

  • Tableau® Server must be installed and running, and you must be able to access it from your network.
  • Make a note of the URL used when accessing your Tableau server.
  • You need one of the following, depending on what kind of authentication your Tableau server uses:
    • For challenge/response authentication: Tableau sign-in credentials and a Tableau trusted ticket must be installed on your local computer
    • For SSO authentication: a valid user name
  • Obtain and make a note of the REST API version number for your Tableau® Server release by consulting the helpful table of Tableau Server versions and their corresponding REST API versions on the Tableau website.
    Note: This URL is maintained by Tableau and is subject to change.

About this Task

All of the procedures listed below should be completed in the following order. You must add a Tableau connector for each Tableau server that you want to enable Digital Hive to see.

Procedure

  1. Adding a Basic Connection Settings for a Tableau Connector
  2. Completing the Server Info Sets Section for a Tableau Connector
  3. Completing the Edit Properties Section for a Tableau Connector
  4. Testing the Tableau Connection Adding Credentials and Adding a Mounted Folder

Adding Basic Connection Settings for a Tableau Connector

This procedure is the first of four to follow when adding a Tableau® connector.

Before you Begin

  • Tableau® Server must be installed and running, and you must be able to access it from your network.
  • Make a note of the URL used when accessing your Tableau server.
  • You need one of the following, depending on what kind of authentication your Tableau server uses:
    • For challenge/response authentication: Tableau sign-in credentials and a Tableau trusted ticket must be installed on your local computer
    • For SSO authentication: a valid user name

Procedure

  1. Log in to Digital Hive with an account that has administrative privileges
  2. At the top right corner of the Digital Hive interface, click the applications icon () and in the Applications box that appears, click the Administration icon.
    The Digital Hive Admin Panel panel opens.
  3. In the navigation bar, click Systems.
    The Systems > Manage page opens.
  4. At the bottom right corner of the page, click the Add icon ().
    The Add Connector box opens.
  5. In the Default Connector Name field, type a descriptive name for the new connector.
  6. From the Connector Type drop-down box, select Tableau Server.
    The Add Connector box refreshes and displays a Credential Profile section.
  7. In the Credential Profile section, from the Profiles drop-down list, select one of the following, based on what kind of authentication your Tableau server uses:
    • For challenge/response authentication: Tableau User Pass
    • For SSO authentication: Tableau SSO

    If you selected Tableau User Pass, the User Name and Password fields display under Master credentials, along with the Add master credentials to my credential bank check box, selected.

    If you selected Tableau SSO, just the User Name field displays under Master credentials.
  8. In the Master credentials section, type the User Name and, if applicable, the Password for the Tableau server that you are connecting to.

Next Steps

Completing the Server Info Sets Section for a Tableau Connector

This procedure is the second of four required when adding a Tableau® connector.

Before you Begin

Procedure

  1. Click Add Connector Settings.
    A Server info sets section opens, with a second row of fields below the fields that you just completed.
  2. In the Server Name field, type a descriptive name for the Tableau server, to reference it in the Digital Hive user interface.
  3. In the Base URL field, type the access URL fo your Tableau server.
    Note: For now, disregard the Path field.
  4. From the Type drop-down list, select one of the following, depending on what kind of authentication your Tableau server is using:
    • For challenge/response: TABLEAU_INTERNAL_SERVER
    • For SSO: TABLEAU_PUBLIC_SERVER

Next Steps

Completing the Edit Properties Section for a Tableau Connector

This procedure is the third of four required when adding a Tableau® connector.

Before you Begin

Procedure

  1. Click Edit Properties.
    The Edit Properties - (Connector name) box opens.
  2. If no properties are shown, click Add them now.
  3. In the api-version row, double-click the cell in the Value column to make it editable.
  4. Enter the REST API version number that you obtained before starting this procedure.
  5. Click OK to close the Add Connector box.
  6. At the top right of the Systems > Manage page, click Apply.
    Digital Hive saves the Tableau connector information.

Next Steps

  • Testing the Tableau Connection, Adding Credentials, and Adding a Mounted Folder

Testing the Tableau Connection, Adding Credentials, and Adding a Mounted Folder

Before you Begin

Procedure

  1. If the Apply button at the top right is displaying as active, click Apply.
    Note: If the number of existing connectors has caused your browser window to scroll, scroll to the top to locate the Apply button.
  2. Follow the steps in Testing the Connection to a Content System.
  3. If for some reason you cleared the Add master credentials to my credential bank check box when adding the basic connection settings, add the login credentials for this Tableau server as a credential in your profile settings, as described in Adding a Credential to your Digital Hive Identity.
  4. Mount at least one Tableau folder, as described in Mounting Folders.
    Digital Hive can now "see" the applications and cubes in your Tableau server and can display them on a Game Board.

Adding a ThoughtSpot Connector


The process for adding a ThoughtSpot connector is straightforward and simple.

Before you Begin

Have available your ThoughtSpot user name, password, and base URL.

Procedure

  1. Log in to Digital Hive with an account that has administrative privileges
  2. At the top right corner of the Digital Hive interface, click the applications icon () and in the Applications box that appears, click the Administration icon.
    The Digital Hive Admin Panel panel opens.
  3. In the navigation bar, click Systems.
    The Systems > Manage page opens.
  4. At the bottom right corner of the page, click the Add icon ().
    The Add Connector box opens.
  5. In the Default Connector Name field, type a descriptive name for the new connector.
  6. From the Connector Type drop-down box, select ThoughtSpot.
    The Add Connector box refreshes and displays Credential Profile.
  7. From the Profiles drop-down list, select one of the following, based on what kind of authentication your ThoughtSpot installation uses:
    • ThoughtSpot User Pass
    • ThoughtSpot SSO.
    s
    If you selected ThoughtSpot User Pass the User Name and Password fields display under Master credentials, along with the Add master credentials to my credential bank check box, selected.

    If you selected ThoughtSpotSSO, only the User Name field appears.
  8. Enter your User Name (and Password, if applicable) in their respective fields.
  9. Click Add Connector Settings to display the following fields:
    • Server Name
    • Base URL
    • Path (disregard for now)
    • Type
  10. type a descriptive name in the Server Name field.
  11. In the Base URL field, type the access URL for your ThoughtSpot server.
  12. From the Type drop-down list, select REST.
  13. Click OK to close the Add Connector box.
  14. At the top right of the Systems > Manage page, click Apply.
    Digital Hive saves the information that you added.

Next Steps

Adding a TM1/Planning Analytics Connector


The process for adding an IBM Cognos TM1®/IBM Planning Analytics connector requires several steps, broken down here into discrete procedures.

About this Task

All of the procedures listed below should be completed in the following order. You must add a connector for each TM1/ Planning Analytics server that you want to enable Digital Hive to see.

Procedure

  1. Adding the Basic Connection Settings for a TM1 Connector
  2. Completing the Server Info Sets Section for a TM1 Connector
  3. Completing the Edit Properties Section for a TM1 Connector
  4. Testing the TM1 Connector, Adding Credentials, and Adding a Mounted sFolder

Adding the Basic Connection Settings for a TM1 Connector

This procedure is the first of four to follow when adding a TM1 connector.

Before you Begin

  • A TM1 server must be running, and you must know the TM1 host name, server name, TM1 Web access URL, and login credentials.
  • Ensure that the following ports are open in the firewall on the computer running your TM1 server:
    • 12345
    • 5498
    • 9510

Procedure

  1. Log in to Digital Hive with an account that has administrative privileges.
  2. At the top right corner of the Digital Hive interface, click the applications icon () and in the Applications box that appears, click the Administration icon.
    The Digital Hive Admin Panel panel opens.
  3. In the navigation bar, click Systems.
    The Systems > Manage page opens.
  4. At the bottom right corner of the page, click the Add icon ().
    The Add Connector box opens.
  5. In the Default Connector Name field, type a descriptive name for the new connector.
  6. From the Connector Type drop-down box, select IBM Cognos TM1.
    The Add Connector box refreshes and displays the User Name field in the Master credentials section. Displays the Add master credentials to my credential bank check box below.
  7. In the User Name and Password fields, type the login account and password for the TM1 server that you are connecting to.
  8. In the Namespace field, type the name of you TM1 server.

Next Steps

Completing the Server Info Sets Section for a TM1 Connector

You must complete two rows in the Server info sets section.

Before you Begin

  • Adding the Basic Connection Settings for a TM1 Connector

Procedure

  1. Click Add Connector Settings.
    A Server info sets section opens, with a second row of fields below the fields that you completed in Adding the Basic Connection Settings for a TM1 Connector.
  2. In the Server Name field, type a description for the name of the TM1 server you wish to enable Digital Hive to see.
    Note: This field is just a descriptive name for your reference. It does not have the be the actual name of the TM1 server.
  3. In the Base URL field, type the URL and the TM1 SSL server port.
  4. In the Path field, type actual name of the TM1 server.
    For example:
    Planning Sample
  5. In the Type drop-down list, select TM1_SDK.
  6. Click Add Connector Settings again, to display another row of fields.
  7. In the Server Name field, type a description for the TM1® Web access site.
    Note: This field is just a descriptive name for your reference.
  8. In the Base URL field, type the IP address and port number that you use to access TM1 Web.

    For example:

    192.168.56.111:9510
  9. In the Path field, type the actual domain of the TM1 web presence, preceded by a forward slash.

    For example:

    /tm1web
  10. In the Type> drop-down list, select TM1_URL_API.

Next Steps

Completing the Edit Properties Section for a TM1 Connector

This procedure is the third of four required when adding a TM1 connector.

Before you Begin

  • Adding the Basic Connection Settings for a TM1 Connector
  • Completing the Server Info Sets Section for a TM1 Connector

Procedure

  1. Click Edit Properties.
    The Edit Properties - (Connector name) box opens.
  2. In the "Digital Hive has some property suggestions that aren't currently set." message, click Add them now.
    The Edit box reloads, listing three properties:
    • defaultNamespace
    • connectionCache.tti
    • connectionCache.ttl
  3. In the defaultNamespace row, double-click the cell in the Value> column to make it editable
  4. Type the default TM1 server name.
  5. Click OK> to close the Edit Properties - (Connector name) box,
  6. Click OK to accept the settings and close the Add Connector box.
  7. At the top right of the page, click Apply.
    Digital Hive saves the connector information and refreshes the page.

Next Steps

Testing the TM1 Connector, Adding Credentials, and Adding a Mounted Folder

Testing the TM1 Connector, Adding Credentials, and Adding a Mounted Folder

This procedure is the last of four to follow when adding a TM1 connector

Before you Begin

  • Adding the Basic Connection Settings for a TM1 Connector
  • Completing the Server Info Sets Section for a TM1 Connector
  • Completing the Edit Properties Section for a TM1 Connector
  • After you have completed the above procedures, the Add Connector box should be closed, and the Systems > Manage page should be open, with an entry for the new connector visible at the bottom.

Procedure

  1. If the Apply button at the top right is displaying as active, click Apply.
    Note: If the number of existing connectors has caused your browser window to scroll, scroll to the top to locate the red Apply button.
  2. Verify the connection, as described in Testing the Connection to a Content System>.
  3. If you cleared the Add master credentials to my credential bank check box when adding basic connection settings, add login credentials for this TM1 server manually, as described in Adding a Credential to your Digital Hive Identity.
  4. Mount at least one TM1 folder, as described in Mounting Folders.
    Digital Hive can now "see" the applications and cubes in your TM1 server and can display them on a Game Board.