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The HTTP Datasource form contains a number of tabs:

FieldDescription
DetailsThe main details required for HTTP Datasource configuration.
HTTP Datasource Instance DetailsHTTP Datasource Instances define the connection details to an HTTP target. The details for each instance are configured in the HTTP Datasource Instance Details form.
DescriptionA free text field for you to enter a description of the HTTP Datasource.

Form Icons

The form provides the standard form icons.

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The following fields are configured on the Details tab:

FieldDescription
NameName of the HTTP Datasource.
EnabledTick when the configuration is complete and the HTTP datasource is ready to be used.
Connection TypeChoose from one of:
  • http: the data will be
exchanged to and from the datasource
  • transferred using standard HTTP (not encrypted).
  • https: the data will be
exchanged with the datasource
  • transferred using HTTPS, a secure form of HTTP (encrypted).
Anonymous Export AllowedYou should tick this flag if either:
  • no authentication is required when exporting to this HTTP Datasource, or
  • this HTTP Datasource requires authentication, and you want to export to the datasource from a scheduled task.
For a datasource that requires authentication, if this flag is not ticked you will only be able to export to the datasource interactively, i.e. when someone is logged in (see Use User Credentials on Export below). For a datasource that requires authentication, if this flag is ticked it is possible to export to the datasource from a scheduled task. When exporting to this datasource interactively, the credentials of the user running the export will be used. When exporting under a scheduled task, the anonymous username and password defined in one of the HTTP Datasource Instances defined for this datasource will be used. See Use User Credentials on Export below for further details.
Enabled Tick when the configuration is complete and the HTTP datasource is ready to be used. Check Certificate This option is only available when Connection Type is HTTPS.
Use User Credentials on ExportWhen this flag is ticked, the current logged-in user's own PhixFlow username and password will be used to connect to the target http datasource when an exporter is used interactively. Note that this means that the username/password must exist on the target system. There are two other configuration items that affect http datasource behaviour:
  • Privilege 'Allow anonymous updates on datasources'. Only a user with this privilege can modify the 'Anonymous export allowed' flag on an httpdatasource.
  • System Configuration parameter 'Allow anonymous export by default'. This causes the 'Anonymous export allowed' to be true by default on all new http datasources.
Use User Credentials on ExportWhen this flag is ticked, the current logged-in user's own PhixFlow username and password will be used to connect to the target http datasource when an exporter is used interactively. Note that this means that the username/password must exist on the target system. There are two other configuration items that affect http datasource behaviour:
  • Privilege 'Allow anonymous updates on datasources'. Only a user with this privilege can modify the 'Anonymous export allowed' flag on an httpdatasource.
  • System Configuration parameter 'Allow anonymous export by default'. This causes the 'Anonymous export allowed' to be true by default on all new http datasources.
The following options are only available when Connection Type = https
Check Certificate

Tick if you want to validate the

certificate of the datasource, e.g. a web site. Certificates are a method of providing extra security when exchanging data. This will commonly be used when transferring data over HTTPS. Use User Credentials on Export When

web site's security certificate.

This will check that the web site's certificate matches the web site address, is signed by a valid certification authority, and has not expired.

SSL Protocol
Warning

If you are not familiar with SSL Protocol settings, leave this field blank.

The SSL Protocol selects a list of actual protocols that are supported, and enables a sub-set of that list.

Valid settings depend on the version of Java that PhixFlow is running under.

These are the allowed values for Oracle's Java 8: TLS, TLSv1, TLSv1.1, TLSv1.2

SSL Protocols Enabled
Warning

If you are not familiar with SSL Protocol settings, leave this field blank.

This field specifies the SSL Protocols that should be enabled (as a comma-separated list).

E.g. SSLv3,TLSv1,TLSv1.1,TLSv1.2

If this field is blank, the SSL Protocol (above) determines the Protocols that are enabled.

See Also

Use User Credentials on ExportWhen this flag is ticked, the current logged-in user's own PhixFlow username and password will be used to connect to the target http datasource when an exporter is used interactively. Note that this means that the username/password must exist on the target system. There are two other configuration items that affect http datasource behaviour:

  • Privilege 'Allow anonymous updates on datasources'. Only a user with this privilege can modify the 'Anonymous export allowed' flag on an httpdatasource.
  • System Configuration parameter 'Allow anonymous export by default'. This causes the 'Anonymous export allowed' to be true by default on all new http datasources.

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See Also