5.5 Create a Data Transforms Connection for Remote Data Load

You can connect to an existing Data Transforms instance and run a data load remotely.

To create this connection, you need to specify the URL of the Data Transforms instance along with the name of the ODI REST API from where you want to run the data load.

To define a Data Transforms connection:

1. From the left pane of the Home page, click the Connections tab.
   Connections page appears.
2. Click Create Connection.
   Create Connection page slides in.
3. For Select Type,
   • In the Name field, enter the name of the newly created connection
   • Select Services as the type of connection that you wish to create.
4. In the Endpoint URL text box, enter the URL of the ODI REST API from where you want to run the data load. Enter the URL in the format http://<host-ip-address>:<port>/odi-rest.
5. In the User text box enter SUPERVISOR as the user name.
6. In the Password text box enter the ODI Supervisor password.
7. After providing all the required connection details, click Test Connection to test the established connection.
8. Click Create.
   The new connection is created.

The newly created connection is displayed in the Connections page. See View and Manage Connections. See Running a Data Load from the Workflow Details Page for information about how you can use this connection to run a remote data load.