Configuring External Databases. Esko Pilot

Automation Engine Pilot is a user-friendly interface for managing and executing tasks within the Automation Engine system. It provides an overview of all the actions that need user intervention, allowing users to manage, modify, forward, or delete these actions. The tool also offers a variety of views to manage workflows, such as the Files view, Jobs view, and To Do List view, as well as a set of tools for task management, such as the Task History tool and the Queue Monitor tool.

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Automation Engine

Configuring External Databases

Go to

Tools

Configure

External Databases

Click

File

New

to configure a new link to a database.

A new database name is created with the name

db_number

(the number is the chronological number of the database).

In the left pane, click to select the new database and then click again to enable renaming that new database link. Type the name you want and press

Enter

to confirm.

Choose the appropriate

DBMS Type

These Database Management Systems (DBMS) are supported:

•

Microsoft SQL Server

•

ODBC Source

Note:

ODBC SmartNames created before version 14 remain unchanged but are deprecated and renamed to the

Type

32 Bit ODBC Query

•

Oracle

•

Other

(when a JDBC driver is used).

Attention:

Esko provides the drivers for both SQL and Oracle DBMS types. Not all database drivers can be freely distributed by Esko, and not all drivers have been tested. If you need to connect to

Other

types you have 2 options:

• connect using an ODBC System DSN for the database

• connect using a JDBC driver.

When your database manufacturer allows both ways, we recommend to use JDBC as a connection method. A JDBC connection is directly configured in Automation

Engine, whereas for ODBC you need to pass the DSN setup of the Windows system.

Enter the connection details. These are different per type of DBMS. See examples in

Specifics per DBMS

on page 73.

If required for the DBMS, enter the name of the

Host

. This is the database server

(computer) name.

If required for the DBMS, enter the

Port

number.

If required for the DBMS, enter the

User

name and

Password

that will be used to access the database.

Click '

Test Connection

' to test if your setup is valid. If it is not valid, the error message might contain details about the problem.

10.Disclaimer

: Be aware of the risks of direct database queries and of the fact that Esko takes no liability for them. You need to agree before this configuration can be saved.

11.

Click

File

Save

to save the configuration.

See the next section for some

specifics per DBMS

Key features

Views for different workflows
To Do List management
Task monitoring and relaunching
Customizable Smart Views
Integration with WebCenter

Frequently asked questions

Automation Engine Pilot provides a user interface for managing and monitoring workflows within the Automation Engine platform.

You can create a Smart View by using filters and saving the filtered results as a View. This allows you to easily access specific data sets.

The user guide lists several general views including Files, Jobs, To Do List, Products, WebCenter, Tasks, Milestones, SmartNames, Tickets, and Jobs. There are also views specific to different types of workflows like commercial print, sign and display, and CTP Flexo.

You can monitor, inspect, and relaunch tasks in the Tasks view. You can also change the priority or cancel running tasks.

The To Do List displays actions requiring user intervention. These actions can be messages, checkpoints, or milestone actions. You can view, modify, forward, or delete these actions.