Did not know about the videos... Thanks for that :) On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 12:10 PM, Daniel McGrath < dmcgr...@rocketsoftware.com> wrote:
> Hi Harold, > > Glad to hear it might be useful to you. > > There are a bunch of videos available on the U2 DevZone ( > https://u2devzone.rocketsoftware.com/accelerate/) that could be useful to > you; particularly under the 'U2 DataVu Query' section which is immediately > under the DataVu 2.0 videos. > > Let me know if they did help. If not, we can work out what's missing and > make sure it is covered! > > Cheers, > > Dan McGrath > U2 Product Manager > Rocket Software > 4600 S. Ulster Street **Suite 1100 **Denver, CO 80237 * USA > Tel: +1.720.475.8098 * Fax: +1.617.630.7392 > Email: dmcgr...@rs.com > Web: www.rocketsoftware.com/u2 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto: > u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Oaks, Harold > Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 9:56 AM > To: U2 Users List > Subject: [U2] Stuck getting started with DataVu > > Anybody using DataVu? Rocket's free data viewer? I think this is a tool > my users might like, if I can only get it to work! > > But I can't get past a seemingly beginning point... > > I have created a repository. > I can now define a new U2 data source. After entering the server name, > Universe login and password, testing that the connection is good, I am then > able to pick an account as the data source (The list shown surely comes from > the UV.ACCOUNT file). Fine. Seemingly the data source is now defined, call > it MyDataSource. > > The 'repositories' view shows this tree: > > [-] MyRepository > [-] U2 Data Sources > [-] MyDataSource > [+] Files > > Now, if I click on the [+] next to Files, I expect it to expand with the > available files making use of the VOC file to know what these are. But it > simply flashes 'pending' for about 1/2 a second and becomes 'Files' > with no [-] or [+] next to it. > > What step am I missing? Does there need to be some special VOC record > created in the account? > > I am thinking perhaps the JDBC drivers are not known to DataVu, and that is > the problem. The documentation states that "U2 DataVu does not include JDBC > drivers", however it states that one can import the JDBC library settings > file. To do this, it says, one clicks on File -> Import -> Connection and > JDBC Library Settings, etc. However! After clicking on File, there is no > "Import" selection available at all in the drop down. (I just hate it when > the documentation doesn't match the product!). > > Has anyone gotten past these issues? Does anyone actually use this > product? > I might mention that I am also looking at the Web Services product from > Rocket. After specifying an account and clicking on "Database Files" it > instantly displays all the available files in the account. Which is good. > > Thanks- > Harold Oaks > Clark County IT > Clark County, WA > > > > > > > > This e-mail and related attachments and any response may be subject to > public disclosure under state law. > _______________________________________________ > U2-Users mailing list > U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > _______________________________________________ > U2-Users mailing list > U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > -- John Thompson _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
