Source Builder

The Source Builder is a user interface component of the Source Editor. It can be used as part of the source building process, to quickly and easily make changes to your source configuration as you tailor it to meet your needs.

For example, from the Source Manager you can use the File Uploader to load a source, such as a .csv file. Once the file is uploaded, it can be used as the data for a new source, created from the Source Editor. Once the source is in the Source Editor, you can click on "SRC UI" to launch the Source Builder GUI for fine grained control over the source configuration.

Toolkit

The Toolkit enables you to easily add the processing elements that you require to ingest, extract, and process data.

Basic Usage

Double click the processing pipeline element, or click and drag it onto the Source View workspace. This adds the element to the Source View where it can be arranged as needed.

The correct ordering of the source pipeline elements must be observed. Source Builder will raise an error message, if the elements do not observe structural restrictions.

More information about the Source Pipeline Elements

Source View

Source view enables you to view the configuration parameters of the specific pipeline processing elements. Clicking on an element brings up its associated parameters in the Form View. Also, the JSON View window is populated with the JSON code. You can click and drag elements, to rearrange their order in the pipeline.

The components of Source View are defined in the table below

Component	Definition
Pipeline element	Element within the source configuration that defines ingestion, extraction, and processing of data Click on the pipeline element to view parameters in the Form View Click and drag elements to re-order the configuration
secondary information	Descriptive information concerning the pipeline element. For example, if the file extractor is specified, and the selected extraction engine is "alchemyapi-metadata," this is reflected in the secondary information. This helps to ease localization, and speed comprehension of complex configurations.
Import	Provides the ability to import JSON rather then building the configuration manually. When clicking on "Import," the Import JSON screen is displayed.
Output	Outputs current configuration as JSON.
Clear	Clears all the elements from the configuration.

Form View

Form View enables you to view the configuration parameters of the specific pipeline processing elements. You can provide values for the parameters directly or select from the dropdown menus where appropriate. Each field includes a brief description to enhance understanding. For detailed documentation concerning the source pipeline configuration fields, see Source Pipeline Documentation.