A data connection is a target folder location that is accessible on the machine that is running Data360 Analyze. This could be a file system location on the server where Data360 Analyze is installed, or a shared drive. Admin users can configure data connections to enable users to access different file locations when building and running data flows.
Admin users can view existing data connections in the System Connections workspace, which is available from the All Folders tab in the Directory. When the application is opened after installation, a default data connection is created. It is recommended that you change the default location to save space, as described below.
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Select the All Folders tab and in the System Connections workspace, select the default data connection. Edit the Default Shared Data Connection location and choose a new location where data files will be stored when users upload and download data. It is recommended that you point to a different drive or partition away from these directories: site, data, executions and install.
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To create a new data connection, a system administrator should first check that the "Allow List" configuration file gives access to the required destination. System administrators can add or change the Allow List at any time after installation. By default, all locations on a specified file system are accessible. If you want to restrict access to certain locations on the file system:
- Go to the cust.prop file located at:
<Data360Analyze site configuration directory>/conf/cust.prop
- Add this property on a new line, specifying the locations to which you want to allow access:
ls.lae.filesystem.allowedTargetsFor example, to only allow access to C:/Program Files and C:/Users add this line: ls.lae.filesystem.allowedTargets=("C:/Program Files" "C:/Users")
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If you are running Data360 Analyze on Windows and using execution sandboxing, check the container mappings configuration and add an entry where required in the
repositoryTargetMappings.json. See User defined mount mappings for execution sandboxing - Windows only
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If you have made any configuration changes in the previous steps, restart Data360 Analyze for the changes to take effect.
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In the Directory, click Create > Data Connection.
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Enter a name for the data connection and choose a file system location.
You can choose a folder from any that the Data360 Analyze OS user has access to on either the machine's file system, or a mapped drive. By default, all folder locations on the machine are accessible to Data360 Analyze, but your system administrator may have specified a list of accessible locations during installation.
New data connections are listed in the
System Connections workspace in the Directory. The Details panel on the right lists permissions information and the resource path for a selected data connection. Example resource path:
//System Connections/TestConnection#data-connection where
#data-connection indicates the object type.
Note: If you delete a data connection, associated mount points are not automatically deleted.
Once a data connection is configured, administrator users should configure mount points, data collections and permissions to grant users access to the data files at the new location.