Quick BI:Overview of Creating a Database Data Source

Entry Points for Creating Data Sources

You can log on to the or the international Quick BI console and access the data source creation interface through any of the methods illustrated below.

• Method 1: Create an ad hoc query from the Quick Start section on the Workbench tab within a workspace.

  

• Method 2: Create from the data source module inside a workspace.

  

• Method 3: Create quickly from the resource list within a workspace.

  

Once you create a new data source using any of these entry points, you will be taken to the Connect to Data Source interface to select and configure the appropriate data source.

Copy Whitelist

To connect Quick BI to a database over the Internet, you must add Quick BI's CIDR blocks to the database instance's whitelist for network connectivity.

You can retrieve the Quick BI IP address by clicking Copy Whitelist on the datasource config interface. (Example shown uses Alibaba Cloud MySQL)

Supported Data Sources and Types