Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Conventions

1 Overview

• Endeca Connector Components
  • PDQ-Endeca Connector Attribute Discovery
  • Endeca Connector Adapter
    • Libraries
  • Endeca Connector Processes
• Supported Versions

2 Installing the Endeca Connector

3 Setting Up and Configuring

• Setting Up the Endeca Connector Adapter in the Endeca Development Studio
  • Adding the Endeca Connector Adapter
  • Shared Parameters with the Discovery DSA
• Configuring the Endeca Connector Attribute Discovery with Application Studio
  • Configuring the Dimension Discovery
    • Endeca Project Parameters
    • DSA Project Parameters
    • Endeca Dimension Creation Parameters
  • Configuring the Property Discovery
    • Endeca Property Creation Parameters
  • Configuring Precedence Rules for the Entire Project
    • Endeca Precedence Rule Creation Parameters
    • Determining the Parent (Source Dimension)
    • Creating Separate Precedence Rules for Each Data Lens
  • Adding a Cleanup Step
  • Adding a Project Versioning Step
  • Removing Generated Values
  • Changing the Dimension Id Range Values Used by the Endeca Connector

4 Running the Endeca Connector

• Running the Endeca Connector Interactively
• Running the Endeca Baseline Update
• Running the Endeca Connector in Batch Mode

5 Logging and Tracing Data

• Logging
• Tracing
  • Endeca Connector Attribute Discovery
  • Endeca Connector Adapter
  • Processing Data, Even if Errors Are Encountered

6 Using the Endeca Connector Adapter

• Using the Endeca Connector Adapter
  • Development Environment
  • Production Environment

A Performance

• Oracle DataLens Servers
  • Tuning for the Endeca Connector Adapter Pass-Through Value
  • Multiple Production Servers
• Forge
  • Randomizing the Input Data in Forge
  • Dgidx

B DSA Format

• Inputs
• Outputs
  • Underscores and Spaces
  • Attribute Aliases

C Endeca Connector Robustness

• Endeca Connector Redundancy
• Configuring the DSA and Data Lens
• Round-Robin Support for Oracle DataLens Servers
  • Add-In Transforms
• Endeca Connector Fail-over
• Example of Single Threaded Versus Multiple Oracle DataLens Servers

D Setting Up an Example Endeca Connector Project

E Endeca Connector Troubleshooting