Creating HTTP Source Activity

The HTTP Source provides the ability to fetch the data from an HTTP server.
This feature is available in:

This section describes how to create a HTTP Source activity using the following details as an example:

Steps to create a HTTP Source Activity

1. On the Adeptia Suite homepage, click the Develop tab.
2. Go to Services > Source and then click HTTP.

The Manage HTTP Source screen is displayed (see Figure 199).

Figure 199: Manage HTTP Source

1. Click the Create New link. The Create HTTP Source screen is opened.
2. Enter the name and description of the new HTTP Source in the textboxes Name and Description fields respectively.
3. Enter the URL of the HTTP Server in the HTTP URL field.
4. Select the Secure checkbox the access to the HTTP server is secured.
5. Enter the username and password in the textboxes HTTP Login Id and Password respectively. Re-enter the password in the textbox Confirm Password field (see Figure 200).

Figure 200: Create HTTP Source

1. Click the Save button.

   You can verify the HTTP source activity at design time. For this, click Test. This verifies the values in the HTTP URL and HTTP Login Id fields and checks whether the HTTP source activity is able to connect to the specified HTTP Server.