Per recent discussions and decisions about our Connector framework I want to clarify our current direction for Designer. So please decipher the following and speak up now.
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A) We are proposing removing the notion of general "editing/managing" Connection Factories (formerly known in Designer as Connectors).
B) This would mean that users would NOT be able to select Connectors (Types) and create new instances of them (Connection Factories) NOR edit existing instances on a given Server. That responsibility will be on the shoulders of JON.
C) For the purposes of "Preview Data" and even VDB Execution, Designer WILL assist the process of matching/binding sources to existing Connection Factories using any JDBC Source/URL information available within source models.
- During JDBC Import, the URL information will be used to try and match /select an existing Server Connector &/or Connection Factory
- If an existing Connection Factory does not exist AND the URL information sufficiently matches the properties for a Connector (TYPE), then a Connector Factory will be created and the source binding created.
- If no Connection Factory can be matched/created user can Select One (which may or may not work) or the Source cannot be previewed or executed in a VDB.
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If you disagree with this functionality or have any questions, please respond.... otherwise we'll be gutting a bunch of UI code in the next day or so :)
Barry LaFond
Teiid Designer Project