Create JSON connection

To create a connection to your system, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to Settings  > Data Ingestion > Connections.
2. In the top-right corner, click New connection, find your system, and click Connect.

General configuration

In the general connection configuration step:

1. Nameyour connection for easier identification in Dawiso.
   • Use a unique and descriptive name like the combination of the server name and your local environment naming (e.g., server1_prod).
2. Provide a description (purpose of the connection).
3. Select a Connection type.
   • Shared: Source is accessible from the public internet and you can share your credentials with Dawiso.
   • Private: Source is not accessible from the public internet and you cannot share your credentials with Dawiso. For more information, see the Create a private connection article.
4. Click Next.

Provide file path and save connection

In this step, enter the full file path where your JSON files are stored.

This path is used by DIR to locate and access the data for ingestion. Make sure the path is valid and that DIR has the necessary permissions to read from this location.

Test and save connection

If your connection is shared, click on Test connection and wait for a few seconds.

• If successful, there will be a green checkmark next to the button.
• In case of failure, there will be a red error icon. Hover over it for a detailed error message. For more information, see the troubleshooting section. You will still be able to save your connection.

Finally, Save the connection and proceed to the next step: using the connection to create a data source. During this process, you will specify what metadata to ingest.