From the Common Data Provider tab in the Z Common Data Provider Configuration Tool, you can create an
application data stream definition to use in a policy.
Procedure
To create an application data stream, complete the following steps:
-
In the Configuration Tool, click the MANAGE CUSTOM DATA STREAM
DEFINITIONS button.
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In the resulting Manage Custom Data Stream Definitions window, click the
Create application data stream definition box.
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In the resulting Define Application Data Stream window, provide values for
the following fields:
- Name
- Specifies the name of the data stream.
This name is converted to uppercase characters when it is saved.
The Name value must contain only alphanumeric characters
and underscores. The maximum length is 243 characters.
- Group
- In the Configuration Tool, the data stream is included in the list of categorized data streams
under the main category Customer Data Streams. For the hierarchy under
Customer Data Streams, you must specify the group and subgroup under which
you want to include the data stream. The value of Group specifies the group.
The following example illustrates the hierarchy, and indicates that
MYGROUP
is
specified as the Group value:
The Group value is case-insensitive. For example, if you specify
MyGroup as the value, and a group that is named MYGROUP
exists under the main category Customer Data Streams, the Configuration Tool
includes the data stream under MYGROUP
, and does not create the category
MyGroup.
The Group value
must contain only alphanumeric characters and underscores. The maximum length is 243 characters.
- Subgroup
- In the Configuration Tool, the data stream is included in the list of categorized data streams
under the main category Customer Data Streams. For the hierarchy under
Customer Data Streams, you must specify the group and subgroup under which
you want to include the data stream. The value of Subgroup specifies the
subgroup. The following example illustrates the hierarchy, and indicates that
MYSUBGROUP
is specified as the Subgroup value:
The Subgroup value is case-insensitive. For
example, if you specify MySubGroup as the value, and a subgroup that is named
MYSUBGROUP
exists under the group, the Configuration Tool includes the data stream
under MYSUBGROUP
, and does not create the category
MySubGroup.
The
Subgroup value must contain only alphanumeric characters and underscores. The
maximum length is 243 characters.
- Tags
- Specifies the source or format of the data in the data stream. You can use tags to remind you of
the source or format. Any tags that you specify are shown in the Configuration Tool on the data
stream and transform nodes.
- If the data is sent in the split format, specify the tag
Split
, otherwise
specify the tag Unsplit
.
- If the data is in CSV format, specify the tag
CSV
,otherwise specify the tag
LOGS
.
- If you specify multiple values, you must list one tag per line. There are two combinations you
can choose from, as shown in the following example:
CSV
Split
orLOGS
Unsplit
The Tags value is case-sensitive and must contain only alphanumeric
characters and underscores.
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Click OK.
The data stream is created and available to be included in policies.
What to do next
- Add the custom data stream to your policy. For information about creating or updating a policy,
see Managing policies.
Tip: When you add
the custom data stream that is defined using the
Unsplit
tag to your policy, you
must click the
Transform icon on a data stream node. You can then configure a
splitter for your custom data stream. For more information about transforms, see
Transform configuration.
- Use the Open Streaming API to send your application data to the Data Streamer and stream it to
analytics platforms. For more information, see Sending data by using the Java API
and Sending data by using the REXX API.