Connection Method

Specifies the type of connection you want to use. Select JDBC to connect using JDBC. Or, select ODBC to connect using the ODBC data source that you have defined.

ODBC Data Source

Specifies the data source to which you want to connect. The drop-down list displays the data sources that are defined on your computer.

Note: Reverse engineering a model from a database using the ODBC connection retrieves only 64 characters.

Invoke ODBC Administrator

Specifies whether you want to start the ODBC Administrator software and display the Select Data Source dialog. You can then select a previously defined data source, or create a data source.

Connection String

Specifies the connection string based on your JDBC instance and Azure Synapse database namein the following format:

jdbc: sqlserver://<server name>.sql.azuresynapse.net:1433;

For example, jdbc:sqlserver://localhost.sql.azuresynapse.net:1433;

Database

Specifies the name of the database that you want to connect to.

Connection Type

Specifies the type of connection you want to use. Select Use Native Connection to connect using the API provided by the SQL Server Native client software. Select Use ODBC Data to connect using the ODBC data source that you have defined. Select Use JDBC Connection to connect using JDBC.

Server

Specifies the name of the server where the database is installed.

Database

Specifies the name of the database that you want to connect to.

Use Encrypted Connection

Indicates that the SQL Server connection that is being established is encrypted to guarantee privacy.

ODBC Data Source

Specifies the data source to which you want to connect. The drop-down list displays the data sources that are defined on your computer.

Invoke ODBC Administrator

Specifies whether you want to start the ODBC Administrator software and display the Select Data Source dialog. You can then select a previously defined data source, or create a data source.

Instance

Specifies the JDBC instance to which you want to connect.

Connection String

Specifies the connection string based on your JDBC instance and SQL Server database name in the following format:

jdbc:sqlserver://<servername>:1433;database=<SqlDBname>

For example, jdbc:sqlserver://localhost:1433

Connection Type

Specifies the type of connection you want to use. Select Use Native Connection to connect using the API provided by the SQL Server Native client software. Select Use ODBC Data to connect using the ODBC data source that you have defined. Select Use JDBC Connection to connect using JDBC.

Server

Specifies the name of the server where the database is installed.

Note: You may need to append the SQL Azure server name to the login in the connection string using the <login>@<server> notation. If you do, separate the login and the SQL Azure server name with the at (@) symbol. For more information, see Connecting to SQL Azure.

Database

Specifies the name of the database that you want to connect to.

Use Encrypted Connection

Indicates that the SQL Server connection that is being established is encrypted to guarantee privacy.

ODBC Data Source

Specifies the data source to which you want to connect. The drop-down list displays the data sources that are defined on your computer.

Invoke ODBC Administrator

Specifies whether you want to start the ODBC Administrator software and display the Select Data Source dialog. You can then select a previously defined data source, or create a data source.

Instance

Specifies the JDBC instance to which you want to connect.

Connection String

Specifies the connection string based on your JDBC instance and SQL Server database name in the following format:

jdbc:sqlserver://<servername>:<port>
For example, jdbc:sqlserver://localhost:1433

Connect to Managed Instance

Specifies whether the connection should be to an Azure SQL Managed Instance.

Note: erwin Data Modeler 2021 R1 supports Azure AD accounts connection via ODBC.

Connection Method

Specifies the type of connection you want to use. Select Use Native Connection to connect using the API provided by the SQL Server Native client software. Select Use JDBC Connection to connect using JDBC.

Server

Specifies the name of the server where the database is installed.

Database

Specifies the name of the database that you want to connect to.

Connection String

Specifies the connection string based on your JDBC instance and SAP ASE database name in the following format:

jdbc:sybase:Tds:<servername>:5000
For example, jdbc:sybase:Tds:localhost:5000

Server

Specifies the name of the server where the database is installed.

Database

Specifies the name of the database that you want to connect to.

Connection Method

Specifies the type of connection you want to use. Select ODBC to connect using the ODBC data source that you have defined. Select JDBC to connect using JDBC.

ODBC Data Source

Specifies the data source to which you want to connect. The drop-down list displays the data sources that are defined on your computer.

Invoke ODBC Administrator

Specifies whether you want to start the ODBC Administrator software and display the Select Data Source dialog. You can then select a previously defined data source, or create a data source.

Instance

Specifies the JDBC instance to which you want to connect.

For a cloud-based connected, the instance name is as follows:

TNS_ADMIN=<Path of unzipped cloud wallet file>

For example,TNS_ADMIN=C:\\Users\\MyUser\\Wallet_DBTEST

Note: Ensure that you have downloaded, saved, and unzipped the cloud wallet file.

Connection String

Specifies the connection string based on your JDBC instance in the following format:

jdbc:oracle:thin:@//<servername>:1521/

For example, JDBC:ORACLE:thin:@//localhost:1521/

For a cloud instance, the connection string is as follows:

jdbc:oracle:thin:@<dbname_priority>?

For example, jdbc:oracle:thin:@dbtest_medium?

Metastore Database

Specifies the relational database that stores the metadata for Hive tables and partitions in a relational database. This parameter is specific to Hive.

Note: Ensure that you install the drivers that correspond to the Metastore Database that you select.

ODBC Data Source

Specifies the data source to which you want to connect. The drop-down list displays the data sources that are defined on your computer.

Invoke ODBC Administrator

Specifies whether you want to start the ODBC Administrator software and display the Select Data Source dialog. You can then select a previously defined data source, or create a data source.

Note:

• For FE or Alter Script process, on the Hive Connection dialog, always set the Metastore Database to Default and the ODBC Data Source to relevant Hive connection driver.
• For Reverse Engineering from a PostgreSQL database, use the PostgreSQL ANSI ODBC driver.

Alternate Catalog

Specifies the name of the alternate catalog that you want to use for the connection. If you leave this value empty, the application connects to the system catalog. If necessary, consider connecting to the alternate catalog for faster reverse engineering.

You can connect to a MariaDB database using Generic ODBC driver or a JDBC driver. Based on your selection under Connection Method, the connection parameters are as follows:

ODBC Generic

ODBC Data Source

Specifies the data source to which you want to connect. The drop-down list displays the data sources that are defined on your computer.

Invoke ODBC Administrator

Specifies whether you want to start the ODBC Administrator software and display the Select Data Source dialog. You can then select a previously defined data source, or create a data source.

Database

Specifies the name of the database that you want to connect to.

JDBC

Connection String

Specifies the connection string for MariaDB database server in the following format:

jdbc:mariadb.

Hostname/IP

Specifies the hostname or IP address of the server where your database is hosted.

Port

Specifies the port configured for your database.

Database

Specifies the name of the database that you want to connect to.

Note: For the JDBC connection to work seamlessly, ensure that you download the required JDBC driver and rename it to mariadb-java-client-2.6.1.jar.

Connection Method

Specifies the type of connection you want to use. Select Direct to connect to your cluster directly. Select Connection String to connect to your cluster using a connection string.

Hostname/IP

Specifies the hostname or IP address of the server where your cluster is hosted.

Port

Specifies the port configured for your cluster.

Connection String

Specifies the path to the secure connect ZIP file in the following format:

C:\<file name>.zip

For example, C:\TempCass\secure-connect-testdb.zip

Connection Method

Specifies the type of connection you want to use. Select Direct to connect to connect to your database directly. Select Connection String to connect to your database using a connection string.

Hostname/IP

Specifies the hostname or IP address of the server where your database is hosted.

Port

Specifies the port configured for your database.

Database

Specifies the name of the database to which you want to connect.

LDAP

Specifies whether to use LDAP protocol for authentication and authorization.

Connection String

Specifies the connection string in the following format:

mongodb://[username:password@]host1[:port1][,...hostN[:portN]][/[defaultauthdb][?options]]

For example, mongodb+srv://myusername:****
@cluster0.v7gra.mongodb.net/test?retryWrites=true&w=majority

Connection Method

Specifies the type of connection you want to use. Select Direct to connect to connect to your bucket directly. Select Connection String to connect to your bucket using a connection string.

Hostname/IP

Specifies the hostname or IP address of the server where your bucket is hosted.

Port

Specifies the port configured for your bucket.

Bucket

Specifies the name of the bucket to which you want to connect.

SSL Certificate Path

Specifies the path to the SSL certificate, if you have one. You can leave this field blank.

Connection String

Specifies the connection string in the following format:

couchbases://<database server>/<bucket>?ssl=no_verify

For example, couchbases://server1.dp.cloud.couchbase.com/testbucket?ssl=no_verify

You can connect to a MySQL database using Generic ODBC driver or a JDBC driver. Based on your selection under Connection Method, the connection parameters are as follows:

ODBC Generic

ODBC Data Source

Specifies the data source to which you want to connect. The drop-down list displays the data sources that are defined on your computer.
Note: erwin DM 2021 R1 does not support the Unicode driver.

Invoke ODBC Administrator

Specifies whether you want to start the ODBC Administrator software and display the Select Data Source dialog. You can then select a previously defined data source, or create a data source.

Database

Specifies the name of the database that you want to connect to.

Note: For Reverse Engineering a MySQL database, use the MySQL ANSI ODBC driver.

JDBC

Hostname/IP

Specifies the hostname or IP address of the server where your database is hosted.

Port

Specifies the port configured for your database.

Database

Specifies the name of the database that you want to connect to.

Note: For the JDBC connection to work seamlessly, ensure that you download the required JDBC driver and rename it to mysql-connector-java-8.0.22.jar.

You can connect to a Snowflake database using Generic ODBC driver or a JDBC driver. Based on your selection under Connection Method, the connection parameters are as follows:

ODBC Generic

ODBC Data Source

Specifies the data source to which you want to connect. The drop-down list displays the data sources that are defined on your computer.

Invoke ODBC Administrator

Specifies whether you want to start the ODBC Administrator software and display the Select Data Source dialog. You can then select a previously defined data source, or create a data source.

JDBC

Connection String

Specifies the connection string based on your JDBC instance and Snowflake database name. For example, jdbc:snowflake://<account_name>.snowflakecomputing.com/

Connection String is a mandatory parameter.

Database

Specifies the name of the database that you want to connect to.

Database is a mandatory parameter.

Warehouse

Specifies the name of the warehouse that you want to connect to.

Warehouse is a mandatory parameter.

Role

Specifies the role that you want to use to connect to the database.

Role is a mandatory parameter.

Schema

Specifies the name of the schema that you want to connect to.