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Adding an NFS Application

In order to integrate with General Table, we must first create an application entry in File Access Manager. This entry includes the identification, connection details, and other parameters necessary to create the link.

To add an application, use the New Application Wizard.

  1. Go to Admin > Applications.
  2. Select Add New to open the wizard.

Select Wizard Type

  1. Select Standard Application
  2. Select Next to open the General Details page.

General Details

  • Application Type - Generic Table
  • Application Name - Logical name of the application
  • Description - Description of the application

  • Tags - Select tags for the application from the dropdown menu, and / or type a new name, and select Enter to create a new tag. The dropdown list of tags filters out matching tags as you type and displays up to 50 tags.

    Note

    The tags replace the Logical container field that was used when creating applications in releases before 8.2.

  • Event Manager Server - This option is available if there are more than one event manager servers configured in the system.

    Select an event manager from the drop down menu.

Select Next. to open the Connection Details page.

Connection Details

Complete the Connection Details fields:

  • Database Type - The type of database, either SQL Server or Oracle.

    SQL Server Only Fields

    • Server Name - The SQL Server.
    • Database Name - The SQL database.
    • Use Windows Authentication - The default is not to use Windows authentication

    Oracle Only Fields

  • Oracle Data Source Name - The Oracle data source to connect to.

  • Username / Password - The user to connect to the database.
  • Activities Query - This query will periodically run to fetch new activities.
  • Activity ID Column Name - The column name in the Activities Query which identifies the unique id of the activity. This column is used to query for new activities periodically.
  • Business Resource Column Name - The column name in the Activities Query which will be displayed to the user as the Business Resource Full Path in the Activities Forensics.
  • Username Column Name - The column name in the Activities Query which will be displayed to the user as the User Name in the Activities Forensics.
  • Action Column Name - The column name in the Activities Query which represents the action
  • Activities Timestamp Column Name - The column name in the Activities Query which represents the time the activity occurred.

  • Sample Event Column Name - Either by Event ID or by date

    Note

    The Generic Table connector adds a condition for each query to fetch only new events. This condition is created with the Sample Event Column.

  • Query Timeout (min) - In minutes, the default being 0, which means wait indefinitely

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