Web Resource

    A web resource, as the name suggests, is any virtual file stored on the web which you can retrieve by using a unique URL address. It might, for example, be an Excel spreadsheet (for example, this one), or an image (for example, this one).

    To configure a Web Resource as a Data Source, you will need to enter the following information:

    Configure Web resource connection

    1. URL: the URL where the service is located (for example, https://download.infragistics.com/slingshot/samples/Slingshot_Dashboard_Tutorials.xlsx for the Dashboard tutorials).

    2. Result Type: You can specify the file type you expect to be retrieved from the service. For example, if you choose .csv and the service responds with a json, Analytics will try to parse the file as a .csv.

      If you choose Auto Detect, Analytics will use the information about the file (content) type, coming from the service to parse the file.

    3. Credentials: You can click on the drop-down menu and select +Credential. After that you can enter the following:

      • Credential Type: two options - Generic Credentials or OAuth 2 / OIDC.

      • Username or domain: the user account for the Web Resource or the name of the domain.

      • Password: the password to access the Web Resource.

    If you want to make some changes to your credentials, you can select Manage Credentials from the drop-down menu.

    Once ready, select Load and Continue.

    To set up an OAuth 2 / OIDC account for a protected web resource, please read this topic.