How to Connect TIBCO Spotfire® Desktop to TIBCO ComputeDB

TIBCO Spotfire® Desktop allows users to easily author and update ad-hoc analytics, applications, and dashboards. To connect TIBCO Spotfire® Desktop to TIBCO ComputeDB, setup and launch the TIBCO ComputeDB cluster.

You can use any of the following methods to connect TIBCO Spotfire® Desktop to TIBCO ComputeDB:

CDB Connector using Native ODBC Driver

TIBCO recommends to use the native Spotfire Connector to connect TIBCO Spotfire® Desktop to TIBCO ComputeDB. This connector is based on native ODBC and is a faster connnector. Refer TIBCO Spotfire® Connectivity to TIBCO ComputeDB™ for detailed instructions to access TIBCO ComputeDB using this connector.

CDB Connector using Simba ODBC Driver (Builtin CDB Connector in Spotfire 10.4)

Users of Spotfire® 10.4 or later can use the builtin CDB connector in Spotfire® to connect TIBCO Spotfire® Desktop to TIBCO ComputeDB. Refer to Accessing Data from TIBCO ComputeDB for detailed instructions to access TIBCO ComputeDB using this connector.