Configuring your source processor

You can set up a dataflow to push data into Ozone from many different locations.

In this example, you can see the configuration for the GenerateFlowFile processor of the Ozone ingest dataflow. You can use the GenerateFlowFile processor to create random data. It is escially useful during initial flow testing or when developing proof of concept dataflows. When you have validated that your dataflow aligns with your specific business use case, you can replace the source processor with one that retrieves data from your actual data source. For more information on this Apache NiFi processor, see the Apache NiFi documentation.

You must have built the dataflow.

Launch the Configure Processor window, by right-clicking the GenerateFlowFile processor and selecting Configure.

A configuration dialog box with the following tabs is displayed: Settings, Scheduling, Properties, and Comments.
Configure the processor according to the behavior you expect in your dataflow.

See the Example section below for recommended configuration to satisfy this example use case.
Save the changes by clicking Apply.

The following settings and properties are used in this example:

Table 1. GenerateFlowFile processor scheduling
Scheduling	Description	Example value for ingest data flow
Run Schedule	Run schedule dictates how often the processor should be scheduled to run. The valid values for this field depend on the selected scheduling strategy.	60 s

Table 2. GenerateFlowFile processor properties
Title	Description	Example value for ingest data flow
Custom text	If the value of Data Format is text and if Unique FlowFiles is set to false, you can provide custom to be used as the content of the generated FlowFiles. The expression statement in the example value generates a random ID between 1 and 10 000, with random last names assigned.	`R_REGIONKEY, R_NAME, R_COMMENT 100,foo1, blablabla 101, foo2, blabla 102, foo3, bla`

Once you have configured your source processor, proceed to configuring your target processor.