Configure data selection

In addition to the data source configuration, you need to provide a data selection configuration to specify the data you want the adapter to collect from the data sources.

Each data selection item references a query that returns the value(s) for that item. For more information on queries, see Configure queries.

Postman

To configure data selection using Postman:

1. To initialize the configuration, use the PUT method in conjunction with the http://localhost:5590/api/v1/configuration/<componentId>/DataSelection REST endpoint.

   Note: If you installed the adapter to listen on a non-default port, update 5590 to the port number in use.

2. Copy and paste an example configuration for data selection into the Body section.

   For sample JSONs, see the Examples section.

3. Update the example JSON parameters for your environment.

4. Select Send to push the configuration to the adapter.

EdgeCmd

To configure data selection using EdgeCmd:

5. Using a text editor, create an empty text file.

6. Copy and paste an example configuration for data selection into the file.

7. Update the example JSON parameters for your environment.

   For sample JSONs, see the Examples section.

8. Save the file. For example, ConfigureDataSelection.json.

9. Open a command line session. Change directory to the location of your saved file.

10. Use the following edgecmd command with the name of your JSON file. For this example, we will use ConfigureDataSelection.json for the saved file.

    edgecmd -port <port number> -cid <componentId> set DataSelection -file /.ConfigureDataSelection.json

For a list of other REST operations you can perform, like updating or replacing a health endpoints configuration, see the REST URLs.