Defining source and target data sources

Integration Composer lets you create mappings that you can use to transform data and transfer it from a source data source to a target Maximo® database.

Before you can work with data sources, you must establish connections between Integration Composer and the source and target databases. Integration Composer lets you create data source definitions that associate a data schema with a specific data source. You then specify the parameters used for connecting to the data source. After you define a data source, you can use this connection information each time you want Integration Composer to connect to the database.

In Integration Composer, a data source can be a source of data or a target for data. Before you can create a mapping, you must define a data source for both the source database and the target database.