Configure data connectors

You can use data connectors to connect Live Systems Data services to external data sources. Data connectors handle the transformation of data from external sources for consumption by the Live Systems Data services.

Note: Data connectors use a polling mechanism. This means you should take polling and processing time into account for newly added connectors in the Live Systems Data services.

Prerequisites

Before you configure a data connector, you must first do the following:

• Create a facility through the Live Systems Data API
• Get any credentials or connection strings necessary to authorize with the external data source
• Configure these credentials as user secrets

Configuration

You can configure the following types of data connectors:

• device connectors
• telemetry connectors

You can manage data connector configurations through the Live Systems Data API. Data connectors are configured with an implementation and properties. A selection of implementations are available to cover various use cases.

{
  "implementation": "Unity.Connector.Qualified.Name",
  "properties": {
    "PropertyA": "string",
    "PropertyB": "string"
  }
}

Endpoints

Refer to the Live Systems Data REST API documentation for information about the REST API endpoints available for managing data connector configurations.