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3 Creating Datasources and Database Collectors
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
Add a new datasource to your model:
- Drag Add a new Datasource onto the modelling pane
- In the new Datasource settings that pops up, enter the Name:
CRM
- Click OK
The new datasource will now show on your modelling pane. Press Save the model layout
- Double-click your new datasource to open the details form
- Complete the configuration:
- Tick the Enabled flag
- Select the Driver Class: MariaDB
- Go to the Datasource Instances section
- Press Insert
- In the new datasource instance form that pops up, enter the following details:
- Name:
Default
- URL:
jdbc:mariadb://localhost/phixflow
- Anonymous Username:
cview
- Password:
cview
- Click OK
- Name:
- Back in the datasource settings, click OK
Create a database collector from the datasource schema browser
- Hover over the datasource icon in your model view, and in the hover menu press Show Tables
- In the list of tables that appears, find the table called SOURCE_CUSTOMER_PHONE_NUMBERS
- Double-click on this row in the schema browser; a new form will pop up showing the data in the table
- Close this data form
- Right-click on this row and select Create a Collector
- A new database collector will appear on your model view, to read data from the table SOURCE_CUSTOMER_PHONE_NUMBERS
- 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
- Close the database collector details form
- In the model window, press Save the model layout
Create a Stream automatically from a Database Collector
- Hover over the database collector
- Click 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, click 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
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