Set up Connector Configuration for Environmental sensor data

  • Release version: Washingtondc
  • Updated July 26, 2024
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    • Configure the Connector Configurations table for loading the Environmental data. Connector configuration table retrieves the sensor data from different environmental sensor data providers.

    Before you begin

    Make sure that vendor or provider is selected for fetching environmental sensor data. For more information, see Configure sensor data providers.

    Note:
    Seed data or out-of-the box product data is provided with the application and it provides pre-filled values in the data tables. If you want to create a new table record follow these steps.

    Role required: admin

    Procedure

    1. Navigate to All > Workplace Connectors > Connector Configuration.
    2. Select New.
    3. Fill in the form fields:
      Table 1. Connector Configuration
      Field Description
      Target Table Target or destination table to store the environmental sensor data.

      Select Environmental data (sn_wsd_wc_space_environment) table. For more information, see Configure environmental sensor data for a workplace location.
      Type Type of sensor data. Select Environment from the list.
      Extension Point Definition Search for extension point definition for the environmental data.

      Search using the lookup list icon (Look up list icon to search for required extension point definition.) to locate the extension point definition EnvironmentDataHandler.

      Note:
      Extension point definition defines how the data is transformed from third-party environmental sensor data providers. The data is loaded after transformation into the target environmental data table . The external IDs provided by Metrikus or other data providers are processed and transformed. Environmental data providers or vendors should have a separate implementation framework for these extension points.

      For example, if you have two different vendors providing environmental data records, you are expected to create two different implementations for the extension point (EnvironmentDataHandler, provided out-of-the-box).

      Make sure that you are storing the environmental data in the units as per the units configured in the Units of measure table. The units should match.

      For example, If the environmental data provider or vendor is sharing Temperature sensor data records in Fahrenheit and the temperature unit in the Units of measure table is in Celsius, the Fahrenheit units should be converted to Celsius. The conversion can be done using the Extension point definition. For more information, see Set up the Units of measure data table for environmental sensors.
      Stale time (in minutes) Time (in minutes) beyond which data is considered stale.

      Beyond this time, fresh data is fetched from the data provider table. For example, 5 minutes. The application will fetch data every 5 minutes.
    4. Select Submit to save the connector configuration.