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.

 Properties Tab

Parent Details

If this item is within or belongs to another, it's parent name is shown here. See the Common Properties page, Parent Details section for more details.

Basic Settings

Field	Description
Name	Enter the name of the HTTP Datasource.
Enabled	Tick when the configuration is complete and the HTTP datasource is ready to be used.
Protect during import	Untick to allow this HTTP datasource to be updated or deleted by during import.  Tick to retain these property settings if this HTTP datasource is imported from another PhixFlow instance.  More ... When you have several instances of PhixFlow, for example development and production instances, you may want some item properties to be different for each instance. Usually, when you export from a source instance, then import to a target instance, PhixFlow overwrites item properties with those from the source instance. In the target instance, tick this box to prevent the current setting being overwritten by the source item.
Connection Type	Select: http: the data will be transferred using standard HTTP (not encrypted). https: the data will be transferred using HTTPS, a secure form of HTTP (encrypted).
The following properties are available when Connection Type is https
Check Certificate	Tick to validate the 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	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. If this field is blank, PhixFlow will select a default value which will work in almost all cases. 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	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.

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  Create New . PhixFlow opens the properties for a new datasources instance; see HTTP Datasource Instance Properties, below.

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

Description

We recommend that you always enter a description to explain the purpose of this item.

 Audit Tab

 Audit Tab

Audit Summary

See the Common Properties page, Audit Summary section.

HTTP Datasource Instance  Properties Tab 

Parent Details

If this item is within or belongs to another, it's parent name is shown here. See the Common Properties page, Parent Details section for more details.

Basic Settings

In addition to the standard icons, the properties toolbar includes  Show Tables, which opens a list of tables visible for this datasource using the default login details; see the Table Details window.

Description

We recommend that you always enter a description to explain the purpose of this item.

 Audit Tab

 Audit Tab

Audit Summary

See the Common Properties page, Audit Summary section.

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.