TimeXtender Orchestration & Data Quality Gateway

The TimeXtender Gateway allows users to connect to their on-premise servers and data sources in the TimeXtender Orchestration and Data Quality cloud environment. By using TimeXtender Gateway you circumvent the need to open firewalls ensuring your intranet continues to be protected from outside traffic.

Video Tutorial

A detailed tutorial into setting up the TimeXtender Gateway on client's infrastructure.

Setting up TimeXtender Gateway

1. Open the TimeXtender portal URL in your machine environment browser.
2. From the upper right corner, click your name and select Download TimeXtender Gateway

3. 

   Click the file you installed, called TimeXtender Gateway Installer.msi
4. Now, open TimeXtender Gateway
5. Right-click on the Execution Connection folder. Select New Execution Connection.

   

6. Give the execution connection a descriptive name for the server you are installing the gateway on and click OK

   

   Note: Only one execution connection can be set up on each machine.

7. Now your execution connection has been set up

Setting up a New Data Provider

1. Right-click on Data Provider and select New Data Provider
2. Enter a Description as appropriate.
3. In the Datasource Type drop down menu, select the appropriate data source type, i.e. “Transact-SQL” for an SQL Database.
4. Fill out the appropriate Host Name for the SQL Server Instance.
5. Fill out the database name in the Initial Catalog field.
6. Select the appropriate authentication method. If using SQL Server Authentication, enter the appropriate username and password.

7. After all of the information needed for the conneciton has been entered, click the “Generate Connection String” box.
8. Click the Save button to create the connection.
9. Click the Test Connection button to confirm the connection works.