Creating a New Data Store

The user can create Data Stores based on various available Data Connectors from the Data Connectors list page or the Data Source page.

• Navigate to the Data Center homepage.

• Click the New option to open the context menu.

• Select the Data Store option from the New Context menu.

• The user gets redirected to the Data Source page.

• Use the Search bar to search for a data source.

• Select a Data Source from the list.

• Click the Create Data Store icon for the selected Data source.

• The user can enable the scheduler by using the given checkbox, in this case, the Create page of a Data Store will display 6 steps to follow to complete a Data Store creation.

• The user gets redirected to the Create Data Store page including the following steps:

  • Getting Data

  • Data Type Definition

  • Hierarchy Definition

  • Batch Query

  • Data Restrictions

  • Schedule Data Refresh

Create Page for a new Data Store with Scheduler Refresh

The Create page for a new Data Store may display 5 stages to create a new Data Store if the Scheduler is not enabled.

The user can create a Data Store based on various data connectors using the Data Center module of the Platform. The major categories of the Data Store creation available on the platform are as follows:

1. Data Store using an RDBMS Data Connector​

2. ​Data Store using an API Data Connector​

Please Note:

• The Schedule Data Refresh step will appear only if the Enable Scheduler option is enabled from the Getting Data step. This step will not be displayed for the Data Stores based on Flat File data connectors or the Data Stores based on the uploaded CSV/Excel file.

• The user can also see the Data Stores created by Uploading a CSV/ Excel file for Creating a New Report getting listed on the Data Store List page.

• The Data Stores created by the uploaded files will not support View/Edit, Refresh Data, Latest Schedule Status, Share Data Store, Push to VCS, Pull from VCS, and Visualize actions. Thus, all the above-stated options will be disabled for such Data Stores.

• However, the user can Add Synonyms to Data Stores created by uploading CSV/Excel files and Delete them using the Data Store List.