Connect to IBM Informix Data in CloverDX (formerly CloverETL)

The CData JDBC Driver for IBM Informix enables you to use the data transformation components in CloverDX (formerly CloverETL) to work with IBM Informix as sources and destinations. In this article, you will use the JDBC Driver for IBM Informix to set up a simple transfer into a flat file. The CData JDBC Driver for IBM Informix enables you to use the data transformation components in CloverDX (formerly CloverETL) to work with IBM Informix as sources and destinations. In this article, you will use the JDBC Driver for IBM Informix to set up a simple transfer into a flat file.

Connect to IBM Informix as a JDBC Data Source

1. Create the connection to IBM Informix data. In a new CloverDX graph, right-click the Connections node in the Outline pane and click Connections -> Create Connection. The Database Connection wizard is displayed.
2. Click the plus icon to load a driver from a JAR. Browse to the lib subfolder of the installation directory and select the cdata.jdbc.informix.jar file.
3. Enter the JDBC URL.

   Set the following properties to connect to IBM Informix

   • Server: Set this to the name of the server running IBM Informix.
   • Port: Set this to the port the IBM Informix server is listening on.
   • Database: Set this to the name of the IBM Informix database.
   • User: Set this to the username of a user allowed to access the database.
   • Password: Set this to the password of a user allowed to access the database.

   Built-in Connection String Designer

   For assistance in constructing the JDBC URL, use the connection string designer built into the IBM Informix JDBC Driver. Either double-click the JAR file or execute the jar file from the command-line.

   java -jar cdata.jdbc.informix.jar
   

   Fill in the connection properties and copy the connection string to the clipboard.

   👁 Using the built-in connection string designer to generate a JDBC URL (Salesforce is shown.)
   

   A typical JDBC URL is below:

   jdbc:informix:Server=10.0.1.2;Port=50000;User=admin;Password=admin;Database=test;

Query IBM Informix Data with the DBInputTable Component

1. Drag a DBInputTable from the Readers selection of the Palette onto the job flow and double-click it to open the configuration editor.
2. In the DB connection property, select the IBM Informix JDBC data source from the drop-down menu.
3. Enter the SQL query. For example:

   SELECT Id, Price FROM Books WHERE Category = 'US'

Write the Output of the Query to a UniversalDataWriter

1. Drag a UniversalDataWriter from the Writers selection onto the jobflow.
2. Double-click the UniversalDataWriter to open the configuration editor and add a file URL.
3. Right-click the DBInputTable and then click Extract Metadata.
4. Connect the output port of the DBInputTable to the UniversalDataWriter.
5. In the resulting Select Metadata menu for the UniversalDataWriter, choose the Books table. (You can also open this menu by right-clicking the input port for the UniversalDataWriter.)
6. Click Run to write to the file.