Database drivers

In the "Database drivers" section, you can upload new database JDBC drivers and see the list of the other uploaded JDBC drivers. These drivers are required by the various databases types.

Only one database driver of each type should be uploaded to the same Management Console. For example, it is not supported to have two different MySQL drivers at the same time in the same Management Console. If you upload several drivers of the same type, only the first uploaded driver is used.

As with database types, uploaded database drivers are also sent to Design Studio clients. Note that if you run your Management Console on, for example, a MySQL database, you need to provide Tomcat with the MySQL driver. This means that MySQL databases work when used in Management Console in the Log view or when testing the connection. However, for the MySQL databases to also work on all RoboServers, it is necessary to upload the MySQL driver here so that it can be sent to the RoboServers and Design Studio.

The Derby JDBC driver is not distributed with the Enterprise Management Console. See Apache Derby web site for Derby JDBC driver download information. We recommend using MySQL or another enterprise-class database with your Enterprise Management Console.

Hint: On certain database types, you may need to tweak parameters or settings to store files larger than a certain size. For example, on MySQL databases, you may have to increase the value of the "max_allowed_packet" variable, which in many installations is set to 1 MB (meaning that database drivers larger than 1 MB cannot be stored). Consult the documentation for your database if you encounter problems when uploading drivers. To help identify any problems, you receive an error message, and the Management Console log contains further details.
Security Note: By default, only the admin user is allowed to upload JDBC drivers while accessing Management Console from the localhost. Otherwise, the Upload driver JAR button is disabled. If you are running Management Console in embedded mode, you can change this behavior in the RoboServer Settings application. See the "Embedded Management Console Configuration" section in the Kofax RPA Administrator's Guide for more information. If you are running Management Console in Tomcat, see the "Security" section under "Tomcat Management Console" in the Kofax RPA Administrator's Guide.