ODBC Connection to MariaDB repository

1

Download the appropriate MySQL ODBC driver for your operating system and architecture (32 or 64 bit) of Enterprise Architect from the MySQL website.

Note:

• Not all versions of MySQL ODBC driver function correctly with Enterprise Architect, see  the Driver Issues page for details of the versions that cause problems.
• Sparx Systems recommends the MySQL ODBC driver (instead of the MariaDB driver) because it has better performance.

2

Run the MySQL ODBC driver installer, accepting the default values.

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The Windows Operating System includes 2 different versions of the ODBC administrative tool, one for 32 bit and the other for 64 bit applications. Therefore you need to open the 'Open Data Source Administrator' that corresponds to the architecture of your Enterprise Architect application.  The easiest way to achieve this is to use Enterprise Architect's build-in ribbon option:  'Settings > User Tools > ODBC Data Sources'.

The ODBC Data Source Administrator window displays.

2

The DSN can be saved as either a User or System DSN, if you have administrator privileges on the local machine then we would suggest saving the DSN  as a System DSN, otherwise your only option is to create a User DSN.

3

Click on the Add button.

The 'Create New Data Source' dialog displays, enabling you to add a new DSN.

4

Select the appropriate MySQL ODBC Driver (usually 'MySQL ODBC x.x Unicode Driver') from the list.

5

Click on the Finish button.

The 'MySQL Connector/ODBC' dialog displays.

6

Enter these configuration details:

• Data Source Name: (DSN), a unique name for the connection
• Description: (optional) description of the DSN
• TCP/IP Server: The host name or IP address of the MariaDB server
• Port: The Port that the MariaDB server is listening to
• User and Password: database user credentials
• Database: The database name on the selected server

7

To set the advanced options, click on the Details>> button.

8

Select these checkboxes (where provided):

• 'Return matched rows instead of affected rows' ('Connection' or 'Cursors/Results' tab)
• 'Allow big result sets' ('Connection' tab)

9

Click on the Test Connection button to confirm that the details are correct.

10

If the test succeeds, click on the OK button to complete the configuration.

If the test does not succeed, review your settings.

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Open the 'Data Link Properties' dialog using one of these methods:

• Keyboard Shortcut:  Ctrl+O : Connect to Server
• Start Page | Server Connection (direct to 'Open Server Connection' dialog)
• | Open Project : Connect to Server
• Start Page : Manage Projects : Connect to Server

2

On the Provider tab select 'Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers', click  [Next >>]

3

Select the ODBC DSN in the 'Use data source name' combo, click  Test Connection.

4

Once step 3 is successful, click [OK] to open the repository.

If the test does not succeed, review your settings.