Specify a URL to a web document

You can specify a URL to a web document available in the EXCEL, CSV, XML, or JSON format as the data source.

Procedure

  1. On the dashboard, click the widget for which you want to specify a URL to the data source. The Configuration Setup panel of the widget is displayed.

  2. Click Web documents. The panel for specifying a URL opens.

    Web document URL

  3. Enter a URL to the web document.

  4. Click Validate the URL to verify that the URL is correct.

  5. Click Open advanced settings for more options.

  6. Enable SSO (single sign-on) if you want to use SSO for authentication.

  7. Specify a User name and Password if HTTP basic authentication is required.

  8. Specify HTTP headers if required.

  9. Click Done.

You have specified a URL to a web document as a data source.

A corresponding data feed with the specified data source is automatically created. Click Edit Edit in the Data source box in the Setup panel to edit the created data feed.