Streaming data from Spotfire Data Streams

You can analyze streaming data in Spotfire. To access streaming data, you use the Spotfire Data Streams connector.

About this task

Read the System requirements for Spotfire Connectors. Make sure that your Spotfire Data Streams data source is compatible with your version of Spotfire.
The streaming data you want to access must be available and running.

Note: TIBCO Cloud™ Data Streams

In on-premises Spotfire environments, to be able to access TIBCO Cloud Data Streams data from the web client, you must register the Web Player as an OAuth2 client in TIBCO Cloud. For instructions, see Configuring the Spotfire Web Player for connecting to TIBCO Cloud™ Data Streams.

For more information on how to work with streaming data tables in Spotfire, see Working with streaming data.

In Spotfire, open the Files and data flyout.
In the Files and data flyout, click Spotfire library to browse the folders in the library, or use the search bar to find your connection.

Note: You can use the search bar to view all Spotfire Data Streams connections that are shared in the library. Type the following phrase in the search bar: connector: "spotfire data streams"
Click to open the connection or connection data source that you want to add data from.

Tip: If you opened a connection data source, use the controls in the Views in Connection dialog to select the data from the data source that you want to analyze.
In the Add data to analysis flyout, make sure that the data tables you want to stream are configured as External (in-database data tables).
Click OK to add the streaming data to your analysis.

In Spotfire, open the Files and data flyout.
In the Files and data flyout, click Connect to.
In the list of connectors, click Spotfire Data Streams.
In the Spotfire Data Streams flyout, click New connection.
Depending on the type of Data Streams server, do one of the following:
- For on-premises Spotfire Data Streams
  In the Spotfire Data Streams Connection dialog, in Server or stream URL, enter the name of the Spotfire Data Streams server, and select your Authentication mode. Then click Connect.
- For TIBCO Cloud Data Streams
  In the Spotfire Data Streams Connection dialog, in Server or stream URL, enter the specific URL to your data stream. In the Authentication mode list, select TIBCO Cloud™ Authentication. Then click Connect.
  
  Tip: For help finding your stream URL, see How to find your stream URL in TIBCO Cloud Data Streams.
In the Views in Connection dialog, select the data that you want to include in the connection, then click OK.
In the Add data to analysis flyout, make sure that the data tables you want to stream are configured as External (in-database data tables).
Click OK to add the streaming data to your analysis.

Open TIBCO Cloud Data Streams in a web browser, and in the list of data streams, select your stream. Then click Connection Info.
In the Connection info dialog, click the Copy to clipboard icon to copy the stream URL.