The Conversion accordion includes all the details required to convert the text returned by the RESTful API into a Data Table that can be used for mapping fields and processing by Control Center.
You should not need to change any of these settings for an Instance Collector.
Run Request and Convert
To test the conversion script and check the mappings:
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Click the Run Request and Convert button
When the Run Request and Convert button is pressed, Integrator will try to establish a connection to the specified URL, using any specified Authentication Script. If the connection fails, an error message describing the reason for failure will be displayed, otherwise the result of the API call will be run through the Conversion Script. If the Conversion Script generates an error, the cause of the error will be displayed allowing you to correct it and re-try. If the Conversion Script is successful then the resultant data set will be displayed in the Data section, where it can be mapped to components, metrics, etc. for processing into a Capacity Database. Refer to Data for further details about this.
It might take a few minutes for the Run Request and Convert to complete, but once complete, the Data Table will include one or more data records. Note that any data returned and displayed will be limited to the first ‘N’ defined Instances as described in the Request section above, with ‘N’ again defaulting to 15.