Adding Map Definitions

  1. Navigate to the Admin tab and select Map Data Configuration from the navigation pane or click the Map Data Configuration button.

  2. Click Add.

  3. If you are creating a new map folder, click New Directory. Specify a folder name.

  4. Ensure that the folder you want to provide your map definition into is selected. (that is, the folder indicates that it is open).

  5. Specify your map name.

  6. Click Next.

    The Map Type field box is disabled.

  7. Select either Local File or Remote File.

    • Local File: Allows you to browse for your file on your local file system on the machine where the Sentinel Control Center was launched.

    • Remote File: Allows you to select from existing map source data files on the server where DAS is running. Remote file points to <install_directory>/data/map_data.

  8. Select your map definition file, then click Next.

    Only the first 500 rows of the map appear in the interface.

  9. In the New Map Definition window, set the following:

    • Delimiter: The option are Pipe, Comma, Semicolon, Tab and Other. Specify the delimiter of the data in rows of the map data source file.

    • Start at row: Specify the number of rows to skip from the top of the map data source file.

    • Column names: Specify the column name.

    • Column types: The currently supported column types are:

      • String: A group of characters used as a single object by a computer. A string might consist of a single letter, word, or number. The word FINANCE or IP address 192.168.2.40 might be a string. A string can also consist of a combination of words, spaces, and numbers. The street address of 1313 LION DOG TOWER could be a string.

      • Number Range: A range of numbers. For example, 10 to 200 are represented as 10-200. To use the range map functionality, a map definition must have exactly one key column and the key column must be of type NumberRange. If there are any other key columns, or if the key column is of a different type, the mapping service does not consider the map to be a range map.

    • Active columns: When a column is marked as active, the data in the column is distributed to processes by using maps. All key columns must be active. Only active columns (but not key columns) can be selected as the Map Column under the Event Configuration tab.

    • Key columns: A unique identifier for the row of data in the map data. If more than one column is selected as a key, the overall key of the map includes all of the columns selected as keys.

    • Column filtering: A row can be explicitly included or excluded based on matching criteria for a particular column. This can be used to exclude rows from the map source data that are not needed or will interfere with your mapping.

    As you configure each setting and filter, the data table automatically updates to allow you to preview your data and to ensure that your data is being parsed as expected.

  10. After you finish configuring all parameters and filters for the definition, click Finish.

  11. If you selected Local File in Step 7, you are prompted to upload your file to the Remote Files virtual folder located at <install_directory>\data\map_data.

  12. Specify a filename and click OK.

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