By the end of this chapter you will be able to:

• Create datasources
• Create database collectors from the datasource schema browser
• Create streams automatically from database collectors

Create a new datasource

Step 1  Add a new datasource to your model

1. Drag  Add a new Datasource onto the modelling pane
2. In the new datasource settings form that pops up, enter the Name: CRM
3. In the toolbar, click  Add New to save and close the settings.
4. The new datasource will now show on your modelling pane. Click  Apply to save the model.

Step 2  Set up the datasource

Double-click your new datasource to open its settings and set the following fields:

1. In the Basic Settings section:
   
   • Enabled: tick
   • Driver Class: select MariaDB
2. In the Datasource Instances section, in the toolbar, click  Add New.
3. PhixFlow opens the settings for a new datasource instance. Set:
   
   • Name: Default
   • Enabled: tick
   • URL: jdbc:mariadb://localhost/phixflow
   • Anonymous Username: cview
   • Password: cview
   • Click  Add New to finish and close the datasource instance settings.
4. Back in the datasource settings, click  Add New to finish and close.

Create a database collector from the datasource schema browser

1. Hover over the datasource icon in your model view, and in the hover menu press  Show Tables
2. In the list of tables that appears, find the table called SOURCE_CUSTOMER_PHONE_NUMBERS
3. Double-click on this row in the schema browser; a new form will pop up showing the data in the table
4. Close this data form
5. Right-click on this row and select Create a Collector
6. A new database collector  will appear on your model view, to read data from the table SOURCE_CUSTOMER_PHONE_NUMBERS
7. Double-click on this new database collector to open the details form. In the Basic Settings section, you will see the query generated in the field Statement Expression
8. Close the database collector details form
9. In the model window, press Save the model layout

Create a Stream automatically from a Database Collector

1. Hover over the database collector
2. Press  Create a new Stream using the attributes returned from the query

In your model, you will see the new stream that has been created.
In the model window, press Save the model layout.

Run Analysis on Stream

Run analysis on your new stream:

• Hover over the stream, and press Run Analysis

View Stream data

To view the data you just loaded:

• Hover over the stream and in the hover menu press  Show the list of Stream Views
• In the drop down list, select Default View