Ingesting content through User Interface (UI)

Using the watsonx Assistant for Z Management Console, you can upload content stored in a remote S3-compatible location and ingest it into a dedicated collection source.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the Red Hat OpenShift console.
  2. Click Networking > Routes.
  3. Click the URL for wxa4z-contentingestion-ui-route.
    You are redirected to the watsonx Assistant for Z Management Console login page.
  4. Enter the API key created when setting up the client ingestion authentication secret.
    Note: Retrieve the authentication key from Workloads > Secrets in the Red Hat OpenShift console.
    The Content Ingestion page appears.
  5. Click Ingest Data to proceed.
    The Ingest Content modal appears.
  6. Provide the following information:
    Remote source type
    1. Select the source type, then click Next.
    Credentials
    1. URL: URL of the remote source from which the content must be ingested.
    2. Access Key ID: Access key of the remote source.
    3. Secret Access Key: Secret key of the remote source.
    4. Bucket Name: Name of the bucket containing the source files.
      Note: Supported file formats include: PDF, HTML, DOCX, CSV, XLS, XLSX, PPTX, and Markdown.
    Collection Source
    1. Collection Source: Choose a collection source where you want to ingest your content. You can either select one from the available list or create a new collection source.
      To create a collection source:
      1. Select New collection source .
      2. Enter a name in the Collection name field.
    2. Tabular Support: Stores data in a structured format, enabling the LLM to retrieve information efficiently (enabled by default).
    3. PII Check: Filters sensitive information from the content source (enabled by default).
    4. OCR: Process and extracts images from the content source.
    5. Click Ingest to begin processing.
    Data in the processing stage appears under your defined collection source name from the specified bucket.
    Once the ingestion completes, the collection source appears on the Content Ingestion page. You can:
    • Search for a collection source by name using the search icon.
    • Filter collection sources by type or ingestion status by using the filter icon.
    • Delete collection sources by selecting them and clicking Delete.

What to do next

Use the AI Assistant to submit queries and receive relevant responses from the documents you ingested.