Once the Instance Collector has been defined you can save the Template and Make Live so that it is available for a Data Collector Template to use when getting the list of instances to collect data from.
For an Instance Collector Template to be usable it needs to meet the following conditions:
- There are up to date results in the Data Grid and a column i.e., there have been no edits since the data Grid was last populated with results. If changes have been made an Out of Sync message will appear next to the Run Request and Convert button and you will need to click Run Request and Convert again before the Make Live button is enabled.
- There is one Instance Identifier column: this is the name of the instance that will be used by the Data Collector to request data from your instance of the RESTful API.
Once all these conditions are met then:
- Click Save.
- Click Make Live.
Note: You can save the Template at any point during the definition process.
Making a Template Live has the following affects:
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The Instance Collector Template is available for use within a RESTful API Data Collector Template.
Now that the Instance Collector Template is Live you can import the Data Collector Template that is also part of the Data Connector.