Connector for Text Entry
This is a connector that allows the creation of data tables with data typed or pasted directly into it. The supported text types include Fix, .JSON, Text, .XML, .HTML, and .SVG.
Text Entry is not in the File/URL listing like the connector for File Data.
- You can do one of the following:
- Click Paste data to open the Connector Settings pane with the data pasted. You can proceed to pasting more data.
NOTE: The Paste Data feature will only work when the page is running over SSL (HTTPS), with localhost being an exception. See Browser Compatibility for more information.
- Click Enter text to open the Connector Settings pane to start typing data.
NOTE: Press Shift + Enter to apply and display the preview of the changes in the typed or pasted data.
For example, here is the initial configuration for the pasted text.
NOTE: Connectors that use the Text parser support automatic discovery of Text Qualifier and Column Delimiter.
- Click Paste data to open the Connector Settings pane with the data pasted. You can proceed to pasting more data.
- Select the Text Type.
- Click
to the fetch the schema based on the connection details. Consequently, the list of
columns with the data type found from inspecting the first ‘n’ rows of the input data source is populated and the Save button is enabled. - You can also opt to load or save a copy of the column definition.
- Click
to add columns and specify their properties:
Property Description Name
The column name of the source schema.
Fix Tag/JsonPath/Column Index/XPath
The Fix Tag/JsonPath/ Column Index/XPath of the source schema.
Type
The data type of the column. Can be a Text, Numeric, or Time
Date Format
The format when the data type is Time.
Enabled
Determines whether the message field should be processed.
To delete a column, select its checkbox
or all the column entries, select the topmost checkbox
, then click
.
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