Creating a Source

To create a source, perform the following steps:

Log in to Infoworks.
In the left navigation pane, click the Data Sources icon. The Data Sources page appears.

Click Onboard New Data. The Source Connectors page appears with the list of all available connectors.

NOTE You can filter the licensed connectors by selecting the Show Licensed Connectors only check box. You can filter by categories and also search for a specific connector.

Click the required connector. The Setup Source page of the selected connector appears.

In the Setup Source page, enter the following details:

Field	Description	Details
Source Name	A name for the source that will appear in the Infoworks User Interface.	The source name must be unique and must not contain space or special characters except underscore. For example, Customer_Details.
Source File Location	The storage systems location where your files are stored.	You can select one of the following options: Databricks File System (DBFS) Remote Server (using SFTP) Cloud Storage
Data Environment	The environment on which the source is defined.	Select the environment from the drop-down list. The list includes the environments created by the Admin. For more details, refer to Managing Environments section.
Schema Name	The name of the schema in the data lake.	The name can only contain letters, numbers, hyphen, and underscore.
Storage	The target storage where the data will be stored.	Select the storage from the drop-down list. The storage options are displayed based on the environment selected.
Base Location	The location of the target on the File System.	The path must start with / and must only contain letters, numbers, hyphen, and underscore. For example, /iw/sources/samplesource.

6. Click Save.

NOTE For information on managing the access control of sources created, refer to Managing Access Control of Sources.

Last updated on Nov 15, 2022

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