Introduction to Collecting and Streaming Data

Anodot's Data Collectors enable you to stream your measures and dimensions through Anodot's machine learning algorithms to rapidly find anomalies in your data.

This article describes how to get started with the main components of any Data Collector, and includes:

• Overview
• Data Sources
• Data Streams

Overview

To stream data into Anodot, either from a website source or to upload a file from your local drive, you will need to integrate the relevant Data Collector, according to your requirements. For further details on the currently supported data sources and their collectors, see this list.

To view existing integrations, select INTEGRATIONS > Data Management from the Navigation Panel. By default, all current data streams are displayed. 

To filter the displayed list to display streams associated with a specific source, click in the Source Type option box and select the relevant source(s) from the displayed list.

To expand/collapse the displayed list of streams, click the More options button in the top right corner of the screen and select Expand All / Collapse All.

Note: The Metrics Usage bar shows the current usage of metrics for your account. 

Data Sources

As described in the previous section, you can filter the displayed data sources to show only the streams relevant for a specific data source.

You can also perform the following:

• Add a new data source, as described in Adding New Data Sources. 
• View and/or rename a data source by selecting the data source in the Source Type option box, hovering over the relevant source in the displayed list, and clicking the Edit (pencil) icon, as shown below.
  
  
  
• Delete a source by clicking the More icon and selecting Delete.
  

Adding New Data Sources

1. In the Data Management screen, click + New Stream in the top right corner.
2. In the displayed dialog, click Add a New Source.
   
   
   
   
3. In the displayed list of data sources, hover over the relevant data source.
   Then click Start and follow the onscreen instructions.
   OR
   Click Instructions to open the relevant Knowledge Base page.
   
   
   
   For further details on defining each of the available data sources, see **GUIDELINES BY DATA SOURCE TYPE**.

Note: If you do not see your data source, use the Search bar in the top right corner.

Data Streams

Stream status

The current status of stream queries is shown in the list of streams. To view, change the status or edit the query, highlight the stream query you want to change, and click the More icon.

Queries can be changed as follows: 

[1] Renaming a Stream 

• Changes the stream reference to the metrics created from that stream.
• In Alerts/Composites/Anoboards/Dashboards, if the stream name is used without wildcards in an alert expression, it will be replaced in the expression automatically. If it is used with wildcards, the expression will not be changed automatically and you will need to change it manually.

Creating Stream Queries

Each source can hold several stream queries. The following steps describe how to create new queries:

1. Define a stream query per the requirements of the data source:
   
   - Data to collect: measures, dimensions, and timestamp
   - Collection scheduling
   See Creating a Stream Query from a Database or the guidelines for the specific data source.
   
   
2. Review the data in the Stream Table before processing it to Anodot.
   Note: To create more meaningful metrics, you can transform and filter the measures and dimensions from the data collectors before streaming the data.
   See Stream Tables, Measure Columns, and Dimension Columns