You add a Record Store Merger data source to an acquisition by specifying at least one data record store instance that CAS reads from. You can optionally specify any number of additional data record store instances and taxonomy record store instances to read from.
The Record Store Merger data source reads from the specified record store instances, merges the records (if you specified more than one record store instance), and writes the output to a record store instance.
CAS treats record store instances as either data record stores or as
taxonomy record stores depending on where you specify them on the
Data Source tab. However, when a Record Store
Merger data source reads records from a taxonomy record store instance, CAS
tags each record with an
Endeca.taxonomy property during the merge. This
property is not added to records that CAS reads from a data record store
instance. Later in the processing pipeline, CAS skips the property the
Endeca.taxonomy property when converting taxonomy
records into dimension configuration. This means that if you are using a
manipulator to create additional taxonomy records that were not read by the
Record Store Merger data source, then be sure to add the
Endeca.taxonomy property to the new records.
To add a Record Store Merger data source:
Select Record Store Merger from the list and click Add.
The Data Source tab displays.
In Name, specify a unique name for the data source to distinguish it from others in the CAS Console.
You can create a data source name with alphanumeric characters, underscores, dashes, and periods. All other characters are invalid for a name.
In Data Record Stores, specify the name of a record store instance that contains product data.
Optionally, click Add Another to add multiple data record store instances.
Optionally, in Taxonomy Record Stores, click Add and specify the name of a record store instance that contains taxonomy data.
Optionally, click Add Another to add multiple taxonomy record store instances.
Optionally, in Host, specify the fully qualified name of the computer hosting the record store instances that CAS should read from. If unspecified, the default is the host running the CAS Service.
Optionally, in Port, specify the network port of the computer hosting the record store instances that CAS should read from. If unspecified, the default is port number for the CAS Service (typically
8500).Optionally, in Is port SSL, specify whether the Port is SSL or not. Select true to connect to the record store instances using HTTPS, or select false to connect using HTTP. Specify false if you enabled HTTPS redirects in Oracle Commerce Workbench. The default value is false.
Click Save or select the Filters or Advanced Settings tab to continue configuring the data source.
The data source displays Acquisition Steps where you can add manipulators, revise the data source configuration if necessary, or start acquiring data from the data source.
