You define connection parameters on the first page of the Connection Wizard. The parameters that you define depend on the type of data source to which you want to connect.
Relational data sources—Includes relational sources such as Oracle, IBM DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Netezza, Oracle BI EE (Presentation Layer or Business Model option), and Teradata. See Defining Connection Parameters for Relational Sources.
Essbase Server instances—See Creating Connections to Essbase.
Dimension Server sources—Used for Performance Management Architect sources; see Creating Connections to Performance Management Architect Data Sources.
Flat or text file data sources—See Defining Connection Parameters for Text File Sources.