Change dynamically Pentaho database connections from kjb, ktr and xml files
Project description
Change dynamically Pentaho database connections from kjb, ktr and xml files
Installation
pip install pentaho-db-changer
How to Use
Before execute the program you need to configure .ini file (config.ini) with your database settings.
You can follow this example:
First of all use a section ‘connect’ to select which database you will use.
[connect] connect = connect_local
Then, create a default section with the absolute path for pdi files.
[default] path = /home/pdi
At last, create a section for each connection that you want to use and change easily.
[conect_server] server = xxxxxx username = xxxxxx password = my_pass [conect_local] server = localhost username = root password = other_pass
Just execute __init__.py file as follow:
cd set_db_pdi python __init__.py
Using as a Module
Download this project with:
git clone https://github.com/kappius/pentaho-db-changer.git
All modules are in set_db_pdi folder and you can copy this folder and put inside your modules folder.
Then, import using:
from set_db_pdi import SetDB
You can set a custom configuration file name using:
SetDB('settings.ini').write_file_pdi()
If your password is encrypted (using right pdi format), then call:
SetDB().write_file_pdi(encrypt=False)
If not, then:
SetDB().write_file_pdi() # this is default call when you execute __init__.py file
You know if it is encrypted if password in config.ini is in format:
password = Encrypted 1ad32da2de2da7886
Using in reports
It works with Pentaho Report Designer’s files (.prpt) too, but only using encrypt=False since this issue was solved: http://jira.pentaho.com/browse/PRD-3608
Just unzip .prpt files and get file datasourcessql-ds.xml
This file (sql-ds.xml) is like .kjb and .ktr files and use same connection names.