Your data source is what stores the data and to deliver the data a connection must be made to the data source.
- Begin by opening the RDS administrative portal and using the plus button at the bottom right.
- This will bring up the Add Collection dialogue box if there are no collections currently available, otherwise the Choose Collection dialogue will be opened. Add a new collection, or choose the existing collection to be used.
- Select Next. This will bring up the Data Source dialogue. Select the type of data source you are connecting to and fill out the appropriate information.
- Select Next. This will bring up the Add Metadata Service dialogue. If a metadata service has been created previously you can reuse the already created service, otherwise choose the type of metadata service to use and fill out the appropriate information.
- Select Next. This will show the a summary of the configured settings.
- Select create. The connection to the database will be configured and the metadata for the table will be stored.
- Select the data source configured and view the initial metadata.