Adding a database to the Physical view

You can use a database to supply Rational® Integration Tester with live test data during the execution of different test resources (for example, tests and test suites). To add a database to the Physical view of the Architecture School perspective, use the General menu.

Click General > Database to add a database instance with which Rational® Integration Tester can use.

Table 1. Fields that define a database
Field	Description
Driver	The type of database to add
Database URL	The location of the database. For more information on the specification of database URLs when using IP literal addresses, see IP literal address.
User Name Password	The ID and password needed to access the database if security is enabled.

Note: Before a database can be accessed by Rational® Integration Tester (for example, in a test), the binding between a logical database component and a physical database must be established. See Database resources, connections, and bindings.