Parameters | Description |
Source | XML file or EMML-Mashups URL: HTTP address for the XML source file. If another operator dynamically applies the URL, the URL cannot be edited here. To view a list of available EMML-Mashups type the initial letters of the desired mashup in the input field. Local file: loads file from a resource directory. Files must be located in a defined resource directory on the Business Analytics server. Path prefix (alias): Alias of the resource directory with the path to a directory on the Business Analytics server. Select an alias of the local resource directory. At least one resource directory must exist. See Manage resource directories for details. |
Insert parameter () | Inserts user defined input parameters at cursor position. The button is only clickable if at least one user input parameter, e.g. Text user input, has already been inserted in the feed definition. |
Parameter options () | Enables you to set input parameter options |
Refresh rate () | Specifies the time until the source file is read in again. Default value is 30 sec. |
Authentication | Specifies a HTTP basic access authentication or an existing authentication defined in the Business Analytics administration. User name and password are required for accessing the source file. |
HTTP headers | Adds HTTP headers to the URL |
Repeating element: Detect | Reads out the repeating element automatically. A repeating element already set by a user will not be considered. The repeating element will be displayed corresponding to the hierarchy of the xml elements, e. g. <element>/<repeating element>. Depending on the repeating element, the requested columns will be displayed in the Columns box. XML element that is repeated for each row (XPath to repeat element); You can edit the repeating element manually. Specify a valid XPath expression, e. g. /catalog/journal/article /data/row /catalog/book |
Advanced parsing options | EMML parsing: EMML compatibility mode. If selected, the XML Data source determines data types analogous to EMML, and parse data the way EMML does. Default is unselected. |
Columns: Detect | Reads out the columns of the data source automatically. The requested columns list will be displayed, based on the specified repeating element. |
Configure columns | Configures the columns list. Unselect a column for excluding it from the result data. Entering a New name for a column will cause that to be used instead of the original column name in the result. Clicking Reset columns will reload the column list from the data source and undo all changes in the list. |