Administration Guide

Overview of AquaLogic Data Services Platform Administration

AquaLogic Data Services Platform Administration Tasks

Securing Data

Caching Query Results

Data Service Metadata

Understanding WebLogic Domains and Administration

Understanding the Relationship of AquaLogic Data Services Platform to WebLogic Domains

Creating a New Domain

Provisioning an Existing Domain for AquaLogic Data Services Platform

Understanding Console Users

License Key Updates

Using the WebLogic Server Console

Using the Administration Console to Manage AquaLogic Data Services Platform-enabled Applications

Starting the WebLogic Server

Launching the Administration Console

Exploring the Administration Console

Finding the AquaLogic Data Services Platform Application Node

Stopping the WebLogic Server

Deploying AquaLogic Data Services Platform Applications

Introduction

Deploying AquaLogic Data Services Platform Components

Deploying AquaLogic Data Services Platform Applications to an Administration Server

Deploying AquaLogic Data Services Platform Applications to a Managed Server

Deploying AquaLogic Data Services Platform Applications to a Cluster

Deploying AquaLogic Data Services Platform Applications from Development to Production Mode

Migrating AquaLogic Data Services Platform Applications Using Configuration Templates

Manually Migrating Applications from Development to Production Mode

Checking the AquaLogic Data Services Platform Version Number

Using the AquaLogic Data Services Platform Console

Introducing the AquaLogic Data Services Platform Console

Launching the AquaLogic Data Services Platform Console

Navigating the AquaLogic Data Services Platform Console

Displaying a Domain's AquaLogic Data Services Platform-Enabled Applications

Displaying a AquaLogic Data Services Platform-enabled Application's Data Sources and Data Services

Examining Data Service Functions

Displaying Function Details

Controlling Access to the AquaLogic Data Services Platform Console

Configuring AquaLogic Data Services Platform Applications

General Application Settings

Modifying Data Source End Points

Physical Data Source Locations

SQL Statement Substitution

How SQL Statement Substitution Works

Supporting Externalized End Points in Substituted Queries

Managing Substitute SQL Statements

Creating Substitute SQL Query Statements

Requirements for SQL Statement Substitution

Example: SQL Statement Substitution

Guidelines for Setting Server Thread Count

Monitoring Applications

Terminating an Executing Query

Using Administrative Properties

Setting the Transaction Isolation Level

Securing AquaLogic Data Services Platform Resources

Introducing AquaLogic Data Services Platform Security

What is a Securable Resource?

Understanding Security Policies

Using the WebLogic Policy Editor

Securing Data Services Platform Resources

Securing Applications

Enabling Security Access Control

Allowing Default Anonymous Access

Enabling JDBC Metadata Access Control

Steps to Setting Security Policies for an Application

Securing Data Service Functions

Creating Function Security Policies

Securing Data Elements

Creating Security Defaults for Data Elements

Using Data-Driven Security Policies

Creating a Security XQuery Function

Applying a Security XQuery Function

Securing Access to the Data Services Platform Console

Exporting Access Control Resources

Configuring the Query Results Cache

Understanding Results Caching

Caching API

Setting Up Caching

Step 1: (Optional) Run the SQL Script to Create the Cache Tables

Modifying the Cache Table Structure

Step 2: Create the JDBC Data Source for the Cache Database

Step 3: Specify the Cache Data Source and Table

Step 4: Enabling Caching by Function

Purging Cache Entries

Purging the Cache for an Application

Purging the Cache for a Function

Viewing Metadata

Introducing the MetaData Browser

Using the Metadata Browser

Metadata Browser Requirements for Data Lineage Graph

Metadata Browser Interface for Data Services

Data Service Lineages

Introspecting Data Service Metadata

Metadata Browser Interface for Data Service Functions

Data Service Function Lineages

Cyclic Dependency

Searching Metadata

Performing a Basic Metadata Search

Performing an Advanced Metadata Search

Exploring Metadata Search Results

Generating Reports

Working With Audit and Log Information

Auditing

Setting Global Audit Properties

Setting Individual Auditing Properties

Admin Audit Properties

Common Audit Properties

Query Audit Properties

Auditing Functions

Update Audit Properties

Auditing Severity Levels

Retrieving Audit Information

WebLogic Server Security Framework

AquaLogic Data Services Platform Client API

Initializing the RequestConfig Class

Passing the RequestConfig Object

Filtering Audit Data

Retrieving Data Service Audit

Retrieving Audit Properties

AquaLogic Data Services Platform Performance Profiling

Creating a Performance Profiler

Using the Sample Performance Profiler

Monitoring the Server Log

Monitoring a WebLogic Domain

Using Other Monitoring Tools