Global Resource Settings

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Global Resource Settings

Global Resource Settings is a tool to set up global resource of common data resources that can be referenced from all projects and scripts.

Refer to "Global Resources" for more information.

Functions provided by Global Resource Settings

Global Resource Settings provides following functions.

Description of Functions

Name of function	Description	Remarks
List all available Global Resources	Lists all available Global Resources. Shown when Global Resource Settings is launched.	Sorted by standard unicode character order.
Create new global resource	Creates a new Global Resource.
Change Global Resource Settings	Modifies Global Resource settings.
Copy Global Resource	Copies the Global Resource.
Create global resource of Different Type	Creates Global Resource with a different Type.	See Type for details.
Delete Global Resource	Deletes Global Resource.
Reset Pool	Reset the global resource of pool to "0".
Search Global Resource	Searches Global Resource

List all available Global Resources

Description of items

Item name	Description	Remarks
Name	The name of global resources.
Type	Global resource type.	Must be "default" when creating a new global resource. User [Create global resource of same name] to create global resource of type other than "default". [Type] can not be changed.
Resource type	The type of global resources.
Owner	Owner of Global Resources.
Pooled size(Unused)	Currently loaded pool number and the number of which is unused among that.	The relationship of "number of unused pool is no larger than number of pool" always consists.The number of unused decreases by 1 when resource is used and increases by 1 when the using of resource is done.
Max capacity	Maximum value for pooling.	The default value is "unavailable" or "unlimited".(It changes depending on the adapter.)

Create new global resource

Global Resource can be created as follows:

Select the [File]-[New global resource] menu action.

Select the global source type you want to create and click [Next] button.

Connection Settings screen appears. Configure the properties in the [Required Settings] tab.
Properties in the [Required Settings] tab varies depending on the Global Resource. For more information about the settings, refer to "Global Resource Properties" of each adapter.
See "Global Resource name character limitations" for characters not allowed in the names of Global Resource

Select [Component pool settings] and configure the settings for Component Pool

[Component pool settings] tab is show only if it is applicable.

See "Component Pool" for any details.

Description of items

Item name		Description	Remarks
Use component pool		Select whether to use Component Pool or not. [Checked]:(default) Use the component pool. [Not Checked]: Do not use the component pool.Generates the global resource at each time of the connection .	Some adapters may be set [Not checked] as default value. For details, refer to "Global Resource Properties" of each adapters.
Reset pool		Reset the global resource of pool to "0".	Enabled when [Use component pool] is checked. When creating a new global resource, this button is not shown.
Initial value and upper bound value of connected count	Initial value	Enter the number of pooled connections when DataSpiderServer starts.	Enabled when [Use component pool] is checked. The default value is "0".
Initial value and upper bound value of connected count	Upper bound value	Enter the maximum number of pooled connections. [Limited]: Enter the maximum number of pooled connections. [Unlimited]: (default) Do not set the maximum number of pooled connections.	Enabled when [Use component pool] is checked. Default value is "0" when [Limited] is selected. If "0" is specified, [Unlimited] is set after pressing [OK] button.
Connection lifetime settings	Connection lifetime	Input time that pooled connections becomes the subject of Component pool GC (ms).	Enabled when [Use component pool] is checked. The default value is "1800000" (30 minutes).
Connection lifetime settings	Time out	Input timeout time (ms) when requiring connection is exceeded upper bound value if selecting [Limited] in [Upper bound value].	Enabled when [Use component pool] is checked. The default value is "30000" (30 seconds). If connection is not generated even when timeout time is over, error occurs.

If the timeout value and the lifetime of connection is changed, the pooled connection up to now is destroyed and new connection using new setting value will be generated.Therefore, the connection number right after changing will be reset to the value set in initial connection number.

Select [Security] tab and configure any security related settings for Global Resource

Description of items

Item name	Description	Remarks
Owner	The owner of the Global Resource.	The user who created the Global Resource becomes the owner by default.
Group	The group to which the owner of the Global Resource belongs.	The primary group of the user who created the Global Resource is set by default.
Access permissions	Permissions on Global Resource. [Use] The privilege to view and execute global resources. [Edit] The privilege to delete or edit the setting of global resources.	Global resources you do not have privilege to use them are not listed. The default permissions of Global Resource grants its owner both access and edit permissions, whereas the groups and other users are granted only access permission.

Click [OK] button to complete registration.

Change Global Resource Settings

Global Resource can be edited from [File]-[Properties].

For any details regarding Global Resource settings, see Global Resource Property page available for each adapter component.

Notes on changing global resource name

"Warning of broken link" dialog appears when changing the name of global resource.
- When the name of the global resource is changed, it can no longer be referenced from the script, so it is necessary to set again manually.
- When the name of global resource with "Default" type is changed, names of global resources with the same name and different types are also changed.
  But only if the user has the permission to use and edit other global resources with the same name.
See "Global Resource name character limitations" for characters not allowed in the names of Global Resource

Copy Global Resource

Global Resource can be copied using [Edit]-[Copy] and [Edit]-[Paste] menu actions.

Security settings of copied global resource

Copied global resources will be granted the following security settings by default.
- The user that copied the resource is the owner.
- Primary group of the user that copied the resource is the group.
- Only the owner can both use and edit the resource; group and others can only use the resource.

Create global resource of Different Type

Global resource with the same name and different type can be created.

See Type for details regarding Types

To create a duplicate of a Global Resource, use [Create global resource of same name] action in its right click context menu.

Delete Global Resource

Global Resource can be deleted by [Delete] action in its right-click context menu.

When the global resource with "Default" type is deleted, global resources with the same name and different types are also deleted.

Reset Pool

Component Pool can be reset by the following procedure:

See "Reset component pool" for details.

Open the property configuration dialog of the global resource you want to configure and click the [Reset pool] in the [Component pool settings] tab.
Select [Reset Pool] in the right click context menu of the currently selected Global Resource.

Search Global Resource

Global Resource can be searched using [Tool]-[Search global resource] menu actions.
The search scope is limited to global resources accessible from the global resources settings.

You can copy search results under the selected nodes to the clipboard.

Available Search Condition

You can mix and match the below conditions when searching a global resource. Results are matched to one of the conditions below.

Description of items

Search criteria

Description

Remarks

Containing global resource name

[Contains]
[Equals To]
[Starts With]
[Ends With]

Search a global resource defining a name that matches to the specified condition.

Containing type

Search a global resource defining a type that matches to the specified condition.

If you search by the types already exist, please specify the below values.

Type name Specified value

Default default

Test test

Production production

Containing keyword

Fuzzy search a global resource containing the keyword.

There are some objects such as a checkbox and a list in which searching is not well performed by the displayed contents.
Unrelated global resources matched to internal information may be included in search results.

Property action

Item name	Description	Remarks
Search	Search a global resource by the specified condition.	Do not differentiate capital and small letters.
Clear	Clear search conditions and results to get back to the initial condition.
+	Add a search condition.
-	Delete a search condition.	Unable to delete if only one search condition is selected.

Specification limit

Global Resource name character limitations
- Single-byte, double-byte alphanumeric characters and Japanese can be used.
- Other characters which are not allowed to use in DataSpider system files can not be used.
  For more information, please refer to "Restrictions on characters used in DataSpider File System".
- When you create a global resource that contains prohibited characters, error occurs and global resource settings may remain in incorrect status in DataSpider file system.
Performing network connectivity test using invalid settings may freeze the controls of Studio.