JSON Sources¶
To create a new JSON data source, right-click on the Server Explorer and click New > Data source > JSON.
The Tool will display the dialog to create the data source.

Creating a JSON data source¶
The following data are requested in this dialog:
Name. Name of the new data source.
Data route. Path to the JSON file that contains the data. This path can be parameterized according to the query made using interpolation variables (see section Paths and Other Values with Interpolation Variables). The section Path Types in Virtual DataPort describes the formats of the available paths and how to use parameters in them. The most common path type in this case is HTTP client.
Ignore route errors. If selected, the Server will ignore the errors occurred when accessing the file(s) to which the data source points.
This option is not meant to be used when the data source reads a single file. Its main purpose is when the data source points to a collection of files and you know some of them may be missing. For example, you can create a JSON data source to read a set of log files with this local path:
/opt/application/logs/log-^DateRange("yyyy/MM/dd",@start_date,@end_date,"yyyy-MM-dd").json
(see more about the function “DateRange” in the section Paths Using Date Ranges).When you query a base view created over this data source, the data source will read all the log files in order. For example, if in the query you put the condition
start_date='2018/05/01' AND end_date = '2018/05/04'
, the data source will try to read the files “log_2018-05-01.json”, “log_2018-05-02.json”, “log_2018-05-03.json” and “log_2018-05-04.json”. If one these files is missing, the query will fail.If you want to ignore this error, select the check box Ignore route errors. With this option if one of the files does not exist or cannot be read, the data source will skip it and read the next one. If you run the query from the administration tool, you can identify which files could not be read in the Execution trace. In the trace, click on the nodes with Type = Route. The ones that could not be read will have the attribute Exception followed by an error message.
In the Metadata tab, you can set the folder where the data source will be stored and provide a description.
When editing the data source, you can also change its owner by clicking
the button .
Click Save to create the data source.
After creating the data source, click Create base view to begin creating the base view. The Tool will display the “Configure JSON Wrapper” dialog where you can change the “tuple root” of the base view if you only want to access a portion of the JSON document.
We recommend leaving the JSON root check box selected and click Ok.

Creating a JSON base view¶
If the path to the data file includes interpolation variables, there is an intermediate step where you have to provide a value for these variables. See section Paths and Other Values with Interpolation Variables.
After this, the Tool will display the schema of the new base view. At this stage, you can do the following:
Change the name of the view.
Change the name of each field by double-clicking it and its type, by using the drop-down list to the right.
Set the primary key of the new view (see the section Primary Keys of Views).
In the Metadata tab, you can set the folder where the base view will be stored and provide a description.
When editing the base view, you can also change its owner by clicking the button
.
After this, click Save () to create the base view.
In the Server Explorer, double-click the new base view to display its schema (see section Creating Derived Views). Click Edit to modify the base view.