Once you have obtained the license for DEFA, you would be able to see the DEFA tab under Administration > Configure.
You can now register DEFA connection to connect to Intellicus Report Server.
Click the 
button to add a new DEFA instance. Provide properties as described in the DEFA Properties table and click the Save button in order to save this DEFA instance.
Figure 16: Registering DEFA
DEFA Properties
| Property | Values | Comments |
| DEFA Name | Type Yourself | Name of the DEFA instance |
| DEFA Connection | Select from list | Connection specifications to be used by DEFA to extract data.
Select from already created connections upon clicking the Configure Connections button |
| Heartbeat Interval | Specify value in hr:min:sec format | Time interval upon which DEFA sends a status message of being alive to Report Server.
Default: 00:00:30 |
| Metadata Refresh Interval | Specify value in hr:min:sec format | Time interval to sync DEFA with data extraction query details from Report Server.
Default: 00:02:00 |
| Last Data Forwarded On | Auto-generated | Time of last data forward |
| Last Data Extracted On | Auto-generated | Time of last data extract |
| Last Communication On | Auto-generated | Time when DEFA last communicated with the Report Server |
| DEFA Status | Auto-generated
(Active Inactive) |
Active = DEFA is active when Heartbeat Interval + Last Communicated Time < Current Time at Report Server |
| DEFA Version | Auto-generated | Version of the installed DEFA |
DEFA Action Items
| Button | Actions |
| Stop Extracting Data | When metadata is refreshed, DEFA would stop extracting data upon getting this information |
| Stop Forwarding Data | When metadata is refreshed, DEFA would stop forwarding data to Report Server upon getting this information |
Note: To know about DEFA step in Query Object, please refer WorkingwithQueryObjects.doc