User media

The media page allows the creation of DataForge media types. These media types define the report delivery and its destination.

Users can access User media via Your_user_Name > User media at the bottom of the side-menu. The configured media types are displayed in a list:

mediaList
List of user media

Creating user media

The available user media depend on the quota base types of the company/license. To create a medium, click the blue plus. A form opens requiring a name and a media type.

createMedia
Form to create a user medium

When selecting a media type, the required information varies depending on the choice. Possible selections are:

Configuring user media

Clicking the configure icon opens the configuration for the chosen delivery method. The configuration differs by media type. The following chapters provide details for Email, Kafka, and SCP.

Email

Enter the email address of the recipient and click Save.

emailConf
User medium: Email

Kafka

Configure the settings for Kafka delivery, including topic, partition, application name, and authentication details if required.

kafkaConf
User medium: Kafka
  • Kafka topic: Topic on the Kafka broker to send the reports.
  • Partition: Partition on the Kafka broker.
  • Application name: Application name embedded in the message sent to the Kafka broker.
  • Enable authentication: Enables client certificate-based authentication for the Kafka broker.
  • Client certificate: PEM-encoded client certificate used for authentication.
  • Private key: PEM-encoded private key used for authentication.
  • CA certificate: PEM-encoded CA certificate used to validate the server certificate.
  • Skip certificate validation: If enabled, the server certificate validity is not checked.

SCP

Specify the target directory on the remote host where the files will be placed for SCP delivery.

scpConf
User medium: SCP
  • Target directory: Directory on the remote host where the files will be placed.