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Configure Delivery Options

Specify the formats and methods that are possible options for data owners to deliver data to data consumers. Combine methods and formats to create data presentations. Configure the data presentation that data owners can use to deliver data sets to consumers. The formats and methods you specify are available to data owners when they create data collections in the Data Marketplace.
You must be a Data Marketplace Administrator to perform this task.
    1. From the Data Marketplace toolbar, click Settings.
    2. Click Delivery.
    The Delivery Options page displays the delivery formats, delivery methods, and data presentations that you have created.
    3. To configure a delivery target, go to the Delivery Targets section.
    1. a. To add a new delivery target, click Add.
      2. The Add Delivery Target window appears.
    2. b. Configure the following properties for the delivery target:
      3. Field
      Description
      Name
      Name of the delivery target.
      Description
      Description of the delivery target.
      Preferred Target
      Specify the delivery target as default for the system. This target is the default delivery target that appears when data owners create data collections.
      Default Location
      Default location to deliver the data collection. Specify the location that is most suitable for the data format and method.
      System
      Enter the Axon systems for which you want to specify the data presentations.
      Presentation
      Data presentation for the Axon systems.
      Status
      Select Active to make the delivery target available for data owners. Select Deprecated to save the delivery target but make it unavailable for data owners for use.
    3. c. Click Add.
    4. d. To modify the existing delivery target, click the button and select Edit.
      5. The Edit Delivery Target window appears.
    5. e. Modify the following properties for the delivery target:
      6. Field
      Description
      Name
      Name of the delivery target.
      Description
      Description of the delivery target.
      Preferred Target
      Specify the delivery target as default for the system. This target is the default delivery target that appears when data owners create data collections.
      System
      Enter the Axon systems for which you want to specify the data presentations.
      Default Location
      Default location to deliver the data collection. Specify the location that is most suitable for the data format and method.
      Presentation
      Data presentation for the Axon systems.
      Status
      Select Active to make the delivery target available for data owners. Select Deprecated to save the delivery target but make it unavailable for data owners for use.
      If you change the status of the delivery target from Active to Deprecated, the delivery section of the data collection still shows the previously configured delivery target in the Preferrred Target field. However, you cannot configure new delivery options for the deprecated delivery targets. Data owner must manually updated the data collections if required.
    6. f. Click Save.
    4. To configure a delivery format, go to the Delivery Formats section.
    1. a. To add a new delivery format, click Add.
      2. The Add Delivery Format window appears.
    2. b. Configure the following properties for the delivery format:
      3. Field
      Description
      Name
      Name of the delivery format.
      Description
      Description of the delivery format.
    3. c. Click Add.
    4. d. To modify the existing delivery format, click the button and select Edit.
      5. The Edit Delivery Format window appears.
    5. e. Modify the following property for the delivery format:
      6. Field
      Description
      Description
      Description of the delivery format.
    6. f. Click Save.
    5. To configure a delivery method, go to the Delivery Methods section.
    1. a. To add a new delivery method, click Add.
      2. The Add Delivery Method window appears.
    2. b. Configure the following properties for the delivery method:
      3. Field
      Description
      Name
      Name of the delivery method.
      Description
      Description of the delivery method.
    3. c. Click Add.
    4. d. To modify the existing delivery method, click click the button and select Edit.
      5. The Edit Delivery Method window appears.
    5. e. Modify the following properties for the delivery method:
      6. Field
      Description
      Name
      Name of the delivery method.
      Description
      Description of the delivery method.
    6. f. Click Save.
    6. To configure a data presentation, go to the Data Presentation section.
    1. a. To add a new data presentation, click Add.
      2. The Add Data Presentation window appears.
    2. b. Configure the following properties for the data presentation:
      3. Field
      Description
      Method
      Select the data delivery method.
      Format
      Select the delivery format.
      Status
      Select Active to make the data presentation available when you configure data delivery targets.
      Select Inactive to hide the data presentation when you configure delivery targets.
    3. c. Click Add.
    4. d. To modify the existing data presentation, click the button and select Edit.
      5. The Edit Data Presentation window appears.
    5. e. Modify the following property for the data presentation:
      6. Field
      Description
      Status
      Select Active to make the data presentation available when you configure data delivery targets.
      Select Inactive to hide the data presentation when you configure delivery targets.
    6. f. Click Save.
You can create several formats for data delivery. For example, if you specify JSON and XML as delivery formats, data owners must deliver data to consumers in JSON or XML format.
Similarly, you can specify the methods that data owners can use to deliver data. For example, if you specify FTP, email, and API as delivery methods, data owners can choose one of these three options to deliver data.
The data owners cannot select any combination of format or method to deliver data. You must create a combination of format and method to create a unique data presentation. For example, you can create the following data presentations: