Toad Data Modeler 7.3

With Toad Intelligence Central, you can store and access all of your important files created in various Toad tools in one place. Learn how to:

Connect to your TIC server
Save files from TIC server
Publish your models/projects to TIC server

Connecting to TIC server

Open Intelligence Central using one of the two ways:
1. Go to Window Menu and choose Intelligence Central.
2. Click the Intelligence Central button on Intelligence Central Toolbar.
Click the Connect button in Intelligence Central.
In the opened TIC Connections dialog, click the New Connection button and fill in connection details. Then, click the Save Connection button (or you can Connect right away, changes will be saved).

Note: If your TIC server is located in the same domain as your computer, you can server discovery to detect its connection details (the ... button next to Host).
Now simply choose your saved Connection from the list in the Intelligence Central.

Saving files (artifacts) from TIC server

In Intelligence Central, you can save any file you see to your computer. To do so, right-click a file, select Save and then choose a location on your drive.

Publishing files to TIC server

Intelligence Central displays all items that are shared with you. You can publish all types of models and reports to your TIC server:

Models

Click the Publish to Intelligence Central button on Intelligence Central Toolbar. See Publishing Models/Reports for more information.

Reports

Reports can be published to TIC by checking the appropriate option in the Select File section of Report Wizard. See Publishing Models/Reports for more information.

Naming Conventions

You can also publish your customized Naming Conventions to a TIC server. Go to Tools Menu | Naming Convention | Manage, select your Naming Conventions and choose Export | Intelligence Central.

When you choose to publish model/report to your TIC server, you can also describe your file, customize its sharing and link it to existing artifacts.

Choose the destination folder in the section on the left. There, you can also see all files of the same type as the file you are going to publish.
Look into the General, Sharing and Links tabs and customize the options.

General tab

Option	Description
Name	The name under which the file will be stored on TIC server.
Type	The file type.
Server	Server host name/IP address.
Location	Folder on the server in which the published file will be stored.
Description	An editable file description
Tags	You can enter several comma separated, searchable tags.

Sharing tab

You can choose to share your file in several ways:

Note: 'Artifact' refers to a file stored on a TIC server.

Do not share this artifact with any other user - Only you will be able to see and manage the file on TIC server.
Share this artifact with any other user - All users will be able to see the file on TIC server. Additionally, when you check Allow any user to manage this artifact, all users will be able to manage the file.
Share this artifact with selected user or group - You can share the file with a specific user/group by moving them to the Shared with field. You can also allow users/groups to manage the file by checking the appropriate checkbox.

Links tab

Links represent logical relationships between artifacts. You can create one between your published file and one or more existing artifacts. In Link Description, describe the nature of the relationship.

Toad Data Modeler 7.3 - User Guide

Toad® for Oracle® Icons

Toad Intelligence Central (TIC) Integration

Basic Actions

Connecting to TIC server

Saving files (artifacts) from TIC server

Publishing files to TIC server

Publishing Models/Reports

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Toad Data Modeler 7.3 - User Guide

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Toad Intelligence Central (TIC) Integration

Basic Actions

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Saving files (artifacts) from TIC server

Publishing files to TIC server

Publishing Models/Reports