Adding M-Business Database Channels

You can only create database channels only in servers with groups defined. You can list the database channels in all groups. You can sort and filter the database channels by groups.

To add a database channel:

  1. To access the M-Business view, select Windows|Show View|M-Business on the main menu.

  2. In the M-Business view, click the pull-down menu on the local toolbar, and select New|Database Channel.

    Create new database channel

    FieldDescription
    Connection Profile

    Select the server where the database channel will be located.

    Name

    Enter the name of the new database channel.

    Data URL

    Enter the URL of the database channel content. The default used in the M-Business Server Administration Guide is: http://www.ianywhere.com/developer/mbusiness_anywhere.html

    Schema URL

    Enter the URL for the database schema. The default used in the M-Business Server Administration Guide is: http://www.ianywhere.com/developer/mbusiness_anywherehtml.

    Format

    Select either:

    • Attribute-based, or

    • Element-based

    Group

    Select a group from the drop-down list.

  3. Click OK.

To edit database channels:

  1. From the M-Business view, select Group Channels, right-click on the database channel you want to edit, and select Edit.

  2. Make the desired changes in the Edit Database Channel dialog.

  3. Click OK.

To delete database channels:

From the M-Business view, select Group Channels, right-click on the database channel you want to delete, and select Delete.

Related Tasks

Creating M-Business Channels

Filtering M-Business Resources

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