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Create an ElastiCube in Sisense app with access to RSS feeds.
Sisense lets you join, analyze, and picture data to make more intelligent business decisions and craft effective strategies. The CData JDBC Driver for RSS makes it easy to integrate with RSS feeds in Sisense. This article shows how to create an ElastiCube that connects to RSS feeds and use the ElastiCube to visualize RSS feeds in Sisense.
Configure the Connection to RSS
Before creating the ElastiCube, note the installation location for the JAR file for the JDBC Driver (typically C:\Program Files\CData\CData JDBC Driver for RSS 20XX\lib) or copy the jar file (cdata.jdbc.rss.RSS.jar) to a new folder in the Sisense JDBC driver directory (typically C:\ProgramData\Sisense\DataConnectors\jdbcdrivers).
- In the Data page of the Sisense application, create a new ElastiCube (or open an existing one).
- In the Model Editor, click "+ Data" to open the Add Data dialog box.
- Click Generic JDBC to open the JDBC settings.
- Set the connection string property to the JDBC URL for RSS, adding required properties.
You can connect to RSS and Atom feeds, as well as feeds with custom extensions. To connect to a feed, set the URL property. You can also access secure feeds. A variety of authentication mechanisms are supported. See the help documentation for details.
Built-in Connection String Designer
For assistance in constructing the JDBC URL, use the connection string designer built into the RSS JDBC Driver. Either double-click the JAR file or execute the jar file from the command-line.
java -jar cdata.jdbc.rss.jar
Fill in the connection properties and copy the connection string to the clipboard.
When you configure the JDBC URL, you may also want to set the Max Rows connection property. This will limit the number of rows returned, which is especially helpful for improving performance when designing reports and visualizations.
A typical example follows:
jdbc:rss:URI=http://broadcastCorp/rss/;
- Set the JDBC JARs folder property to the location of the CData JDBC Driver JAR file (see above).
- Set the driver's class name to the class name for the JDBC Driver: cdata.jdbc.rss.RSSDriver
- Leave the username and password properties blank.
- Click Next.
Add RSS Feeds to an ElastiCube
Once you are connected to RSS, you can add views to your ElastiCubes.
- From the Tables list, select the tables and/or views you wish to work with.
- (Optional) Click "+" to customize the data you want to import with SQL.
- Click Done.
- Click Build to build the ElastiCube for analytics.
Visualize RSS Feeds
With RSS tables added to your ElastiCube, you can perform analytics on your RSS feeds.
- Navigate to the Analytics page of the Sisense application
- Select a Dashboard (or create a new one)
- Select your Data Source and click Create
- Click "+ Select Data" and choose fields to add to your visualization.
With the CData JDBC Driver for RSS, you can access RSS feeds right in Sisense for powerful visualization and analytics. Download a free, 30-day trial and start working with RSS feeds in Sisense today!