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Forms: HTTP Datasource

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.

Form: HTTP Datasource Details

The HTTP Datasource form contains a number of tabs:

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

Form Icons

The form provides the standard form icons.

Tab: HTTP Datasource Details

The following fields are configured on the Details tab:

Field Description
Name Name of the HTTP Datasource.
Connection Type Choose from one of:
  • http: the data will be exchanged to and from the datasource using standard HTTP.
  • https: the data will be exchanged with the datasource using HTTPS, a secure form of HTTP.
Anonymous Export Allowed You 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. 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 this flag is ticked, the current logged-in user's own CenterView 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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