Task Overview for Creating Links

You can create links to read data and events from devices, access different data sources for reading and writing data, and to deliver the results of your analytics processing.

This table shows the different types of links that you can create:

Link Type	Description	More Information
Device Message	Use this link to connect with Oracle IoT Cloud Service and read data from the registered devices.	Use Device Message Links to Read Device Data.
Analyzed Message	Use this link to send a data message with the results of the analytics processing.	Use Analyzed Message Links to Deliver Analytics Results.
Spark SQL	Use this link to use a SQL query as a data source.	Use Links to Access Your SQL Queries and Reuse Your Queries.
Oracle NoSQL	Use this link to read and write data to the database provided with Oracle IoT Cloud Service. Typically you store raw data or summarized data from your devices. You can also store historical data. You can configure this link to use it in the queries in your worksheets.	Use Links to Access Oracle NoSQL Database Cloud.
Oracle Database as a Service	Use this link to connect to your Oracle Database Cloud Service instance to retrieve historical data, data from your Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, or summary data that you can use to contextualize the data from your sensors and devices. You can also use links to write data toOracle Database Cloud Service. You can configure this link to use it in the queries in your worksheets.	Use Links to Access Oracle Database Cloud Service.
Oracle Storage Cloud Service	Use this link to connect to an Oracle Storage Cloud Service instance to retrieve reference data and use in your analytics processing. Typically you use Oracle Storage Cloud Service to upload historical data from your on premises systems. For faster analysis, you can transfer this data to NoSQL tables using Spark operations. You can also use links to write data to Oracle Storage Cloud Service. You can configure this link to use it in the queries in your worksheets.	Use Links to Access Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Object Storage Classic. Importing Data from Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Object Storage Classic.