Establish Connectivity to TIBCO Spotfire

This article describes how to connect to Tibco Spotfire in order to load data into Datasets and create External Reports in Metric Insights.

PREREQUISITES:

1. Create New TIBCO Data Source 

Access Admin > Collection & Storage > Data Sources

  1. [+ New Data Source]
  2. Plugin: Choose "TIBCO Spotfire" from the drop-down list.
  3. [Next]

2. Specify Required Tibco Spotfire Parameters

  1. Data Source Name: Input a descriptive phrase.
  2. [Create]
  3. Auth Type: Select:
    • Password: Use the Tibco account credentials as shown on the screen.
    • Identity Profile: Select the existing Identity Profile in the Identity Profile field.
    • OAuth: Provide Client ID and Secret, next [Get token].
    • Kerberos: Specify Path to Kerberos configuration file under the corresponding Optional Parameter. Leave Username and Password blank.
  4. Tibco Spotfire Server: Input the value.
  5. Username and Plugin Password: Provide credentials.

Optionally, toggle on:

To enable Kerberos Auth for TIBCO Spotfire, refer to this article.

3. Specify Optional Tibco Spotfire Parameters


Parameter Description
1 Tibco Spotfire Search Query Use a search command to narrow down the list of Spotfire Objects brought into Metric Insights
2 Spotfire Document Filter  Limit the number of collected Spotfire Objects by name.
  • wildcard  (*)  is supported
3 Document ID List (Comma-Separated) Specify IDs to fetch only selected Documents. See instructions on how to find IDs below.
  • Use comma as a delimiter. 
4 Folder ID filter Specify Folder IDs to fetch only selected Folders.
  • Use comma as a delimiter. 
5 Secure connection Specify if the connection between the Plugin and TIBCO Spotfire extension has to be secure.
  • Default secure port: 61205, non-secure: 61207.
6 Path to Kerberos configuration file Specify the path to where krb5.conf file is located.
  • Leave Username and Plugin Password blank.
3.1. How to Obtain Document IDs in Tibco Spotfire?

Global Unique Identifiers (GUIDs) are used to filter Tibco Spotfire objects and can be obtained from the UI.

  1. Right-click a Document.
  2. Select Share Link.
  3. The value after file= represents Document ID.

4. Proceed with Advanced Configuration

Advanced Configuration settings can be set to default values unless Data Source requires more precise tuning. For more details on how to proceed, refer to Advanced Data Source Configuration.

Once finished, click [Test Connection] in the upper right corner.

What's next?

How to Collect Data Using the Tibco Spotfire Plugin