Using Remote Connections

You can import and export data into and out of your Rulex process either by selecting a file from your local file system or through a remote connection.

The following remote connections are currently supported:

Http remote API (import only)
SharePoint
Apache Hadoop (HDFS)
Amazon Web Services S3 (AWS S3)
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Azure Storage (blob service) FROM VERSION 4.6

Rulex's technical documentation does not and cannot provide comprehensive guidelines on the use of third-party software, beyond how Rulex integrates with this software. Please consult the technical documentation of the third-party software itself for up to date information.

Remote Connections are supported in the following tasks:

Prerequisites

a Rulex process has been created
the required datasets have been imported into the process
for the Hadoop connector case with Kerberos secure authentication, a valid Kerberos ticket is required for the connecting user

Procedure

Click the Remote Connections tab in your import or export task.
Select the source type (uri) from the list of the left.
Enter the user name and password for your source type along with the following source specific parameters:

Parameter	Connection type	PO	Description
Remote connection parameters
Authentication	Http API	httpauth	The authentication scheme supported by the HTTP Server API. Possible options are: Basic NTLM Digest Insecure (user and password are not required).
SharePoint url	Sharepoint	spurl	SharePoint URL, which must have the following structure: https://[domain_or_server]/sites/[web_site] (i.e.:https://rulexanalytics.sharepoint.com/sites/RulexSharepointConnectorTest).
HDFS url	HDFS	hdfsurl	The Apache Hadoop URL, which must have the following structure: http://[domain_or_server]:[port] (port usually is 50070). It is possible to add the file system path as: http://[domain_or_server]:[port]/folder/subfolder.
S3 bucket	AWS S3	s3bucket	The AWS storage area.
FTP host	FTP	ftpurl	The FTP host server that will be used for data exchange. Before inserting your FTP host, you need to add the following prefix: `ftp:/`
Port	FTP, HDFS	ftpport, hdfsport	The port required for data exchange with the host server.
User name	Http API, FTP, HDFS, AWS S3	httpusr, spusr, hdfsusr, s3usr, ftpusr	Unique user name for connection. When connecting to AWS S3 this option may be called Access Key ID.
Password	Http API, FTP, HDFS, AWS S3	htppwd, sppwd, hdfspwd, s3pwd, ftppwd	A valid login password for the specified user. When connecting to AWS S3 this option may be called Secret Access Key.
Response file path	Http API	httpresponse	The file path where the http response will be saved.
Account Storage Name	Azure Storage	asurl	The Azure Storage Account Name for the BLOB service. This name is unique within Azure, and together with the blob, it is part of all the address for objects in your storage account.
Access Key	Azure Storage	aspwd	The Azure Storage Access Key for the BLOB service. This can either be: one of account access keys (Account Key), which are 512-bit storage account access keys generated in Azure when you created your account, or a restricted shared access signature (SAS key) valid only for a limited number of specific objects, with specific permissions for a limited time-frame.
Type Key	Azure Storage	asauth	The Azure Storage type of key you entered in the Access Key parameter. Possible options are: Account Key SAS Key (Shared Access Signature)