This page is for data modellers who want to connect to data sources via HTTP.

Overview

An HTTP Datasource defines a web site, a web service or some other target that allows XML, HTTP or text data to be collected from it, or exported to it, over HTTP. Data is collected from an HTTP Datasource using an HTTP Collector, and exported to an HTTP Datasource using an HTTP Exporter.

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Basic Settings

Datasource Instance Details

This section has a toolbar with standard buttons.

The grid contains a list of HTTP datasource instances that belong to this HTTP datasource. Each datasource defines the connection details to an HTTP target. A number of instances can be defined to allow for several connections under a single HTTP datasource. You must define at least one HTTP datasource Instance for each HTTP datasource.

Double-click on a row to open the HTTP datasource instance properties. 

To add a HTTP datasource to the list, click

To remove a datasource instance from the grid, use the toolbar button 

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HTTP Datasource Instance

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Basic Settings

In addition to the standard icons, the properties toolbar includes 

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Learn More

• HTTP Collector Properties
• HTTP Exporter Properties
• Importing Data
• Exporting Data

For links to all pages in this topic, see Analysis Models for Batch Processing Data.