Creating a context variable
About this task
To be able to choose a database connection dynamically at runtime, we need to define a context variable, which will then be configure it in the Dynamic settings of the database input component.
Procedure
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In the Contexts view, click the [+] button to add a row in the table, click in
the Name field and enter a name for the
variable, myConnection in this
example.
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Click in the Value field and then click
the button that appears in the field to open the Configure value of list dialog box.
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In the Configure value of list dialog
box, click the New... button to open the
New Value dialog box, and enter the
name of one of the connection components in the text field, tMysqlConnection_1 in this example. Then click
OK to close the dialog box.
Repeat this step to specify the other connection component name as another list item, tMysqlConnection_2 in this example.When done, click OK to close the Configure Values dialog box.