Creating a data service from a Mongoose application IDO

  1. On the Data Services page, click New.
  2. In the Create from Wizard dialog box, select Mongoose Application.
  3. Click Create.
  4. In the Create Data Service - Mongoose Application dialog box, perform these steps:
    1. In the Search field, specify a word related to the IDO or leave the field blank.
    2. In the Suite field, select the application that supports the Mongoose API.
    3. In the Configuration Name field, select the configuration in the target application to use as the source for the IDO metadata.
    4. From the search results, click the plus (+) icon of the IDO.
    5. Find the IDO and click Select.
  5. In the Create Data Service - Mongoose Application > Name and Description section, specify the data service name and description, and assign tags.
  6. Click Next.
  7. In the Create Data Service - Mongoose Application > Properties section, perform these steps:
    1. In the Search field, specify a word related to the property or leave the field blank.
    2. Optionally, in the Custom load method field, select the IDO method to query the data.
      When you select a custom load method (CLM), the property list is pared down to only the properties published by the method.
    3. From the search results, select the check box of the properties to include in the data service output.
  8. Click Next.
  9. If you are not using a CLM, in the Create Data Service - Mongoose Application > Input section, perform these steps:
    1. In the Filter field, specify the SQL style expression to filter the IDO data or use the filter builder.
    2. To use the filter builder, click theShow/Hide icon.
    3. In the filter builder, select the property name and operator.
    4. To append the expression to the Filter field, click the plus (+) icon.
    5. Optionally, in the Input Parameters section, change the Required, Alias, and Default values of the selected parameter.
    6. Optionally, in the Advanced Settings section, clickShow More.
    7. Specify this information:
      Distinct
      Select this option to return only unique combinations of requested properties.
      Order by
      Select the properties to sort the order of query results.
      Record cap
      Select the maximum number of records to be returned by the API.
    8. Click Test Data Service.
      Note: The actual data service runs in the target system.
  10. If you are using a CLM, in the Create Data Service - Mongoose Application > Input section, perform these steps:
    1. Optionally, in the Input Parameters section, change the Required, Alias, and Default values of the selected parameter.
    2. Optionally, in the Advanced Settings section, clickShow More and specify the Record cap.
    3. Click Test Data Service.
  11. Click Next.
  12. In the Create Data Service - Mongoose Application > Summary section, review the data service information.
  13. Click Finish.
On the Data Services page, the new data service is automatically added to the list.