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Settings for an External Graph Database Connection

Abstract

The PoolParty Semantic Middleware Configurator allows you to set up and edit a connection to an external graph database. Find a list of available settings here.

This topic presents a list of options that you have to configure a new connection to an external graph database or to edit an existing connection to an external graph database. For a list of supported graph databases, refer to PoolParty External Graph Database Support.

. Settings Available for GraphDB, Neptune, RDF4J, RDFox, Stardog and Virtuoso

  • Name: enter the name PoolParty should set here for the server.

  • URL: enter the server's URL and port.

    Note

    If you want to set up a remote connection to a Stardog database, the URL needs to contain the name of that database preceded by a slash.

    Example:

    https://server address/name of the database

  • Use Credentials: activate the check box if you want to use alternative user credentials for remote access.

    • User Name - Password: enter the values for the credentials to be used.

. Settings Available for MarkLogic

  • Name: enter the name PoolParty should set here for the server.

  • URL: enter the server's URL and port here.

  • Repository ID

  • Use Credentials: activate the check box if you want to use alternative user credentials for remote access.

    • User Name - Password: enter the values for the credentials to be used.

  • Authentication: choose from the drop down the authentication method that should be used, here DIGEST and BASIC. For details also refer to the MarkLogic documentation.

    Warning

    Any authentication you set up in our Semantic Middleware Configurator (SMC) will allow access to the external graph database and its data for the respective users according to its options.

    This may mean that user permissions and access rights have to be configured additionally for the database you connect to.

    Refer to the vendor's manual or support to make sure data visibility is set up correctly.

. Settings Available for AllegroGraph

  • Name: enter the name PoolParty should set here for the server.

  • URL: enter the server's URL and port here.

  • Repository ID

  • Catalog ID

  • Use Credentials: activate the check box if you want to use alternative user credentials for remote access.

    • User Name - Password: enter the values for the credentials to be used.

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