Azure Time Series Listener

Description

The Azure Time Series listener allows the user to read time series data from Azure.  Time Series Insights is built for storing, visualizing, and querying large amounts of time series data, such as that generated by IoT devices.

Limitations

• None at this time.

Release Notes

Configuration

To add the Azure Time Series listener to a stream, follow the steps below:

1. Ensure you have a use case open in the stream designer, this can be a new use case or an existing use case
2. From the tool box on the left expand the Listener option and scroll down until you can see “Azure Time Series”
   • You can optionally use the search in the header to find the stream object quickly
3. Click and drag the Azure Time Series listener from the toolbox onto the canvas
4. Rename the listener by clicking into the text area to the right of the icon
5. Save the Stream by clicking the save button in the action bar
6. Hover over the icon for the stream object until it turns orange and then double click to open the configuration page
   • You can optionally use the configure option on the action bar once you have selected the specific stream object and then clicking this option
7. Configuration options
   • The Collection drop down allows you to associate this stream object with a specific collection.  The default option is derived from the default specified against the specific use case and is generally left as the same option.  If you do need to change it to another collection make the change by selecting the new collection in the drop down.
   • Enter a value for the Polling Interval (the interval at which new records are accessed/checked for, in seconds)
8. TimeSeries Details options
   • Enter the Client ID
     • This is the Application ID from Azure Active Directory setup
   • Enter the Client Secret
     • This is the Application Key from Azure Active Directory setup
   • Enter the Tenant
     • This is the Directory ID from Azure Active Directory setup
   • Enter API Version
   • Select the Time Series Environment from the drop down
9. Enter Output options
   • Select one of more Properties from the returned list
     • Values of the selected properties will be displayed in the output
10. Click Apply on the action bar, and then save the stream using the Save button