Configuration

This section explains each of the properties in the configuration blade.
General
Property
Description
Collection
Associate the Agent to a specific Collection, defaults to that of the current Data Stream.
Polling Interval (seconds)
A timespan to specify the frequency at which the Agent should simulate data.
Refer to Collections and Stream Hosts to understand more about Collections.
Data
Property
Description
File
The CSV file which contains the data used for simulation.
Data that contains a comma will cause an error. This character is reserved for separating the columns.
Payload
The CSV Definition grid is populated when the file is uploaded - one row per column. 
Property
Description
CSV Definition (Name, Type)
The Name and Type of each column in the source CSV file, and as they will appear in the output payload. 
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The attribute name should combine words or use a _, rather than a space.
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The attribute data types used for the output payload are String, Long, Double, Boolean, DateTime, or Integer.  
Repeat events after reaching end of file
Tick to loop the CSV file contents; otherwise events cease once the end of the CSV file is reached and you must republish the stream to restart the simulation. 
Include current time in the output
Tick to include the current time in the output payload as a column 'Current Timestamp'. 
Selecting a type that does not match the file contents will cause an error on the published data stream e.g. selecting "Long" for text.
Endpoints
Name
Description
Output
The simulated events will be made available on this endpoint with attributes matching the configured payload.
Error
If errors are encountered during the execution of this Agent they will be published on this endpoint.

Property	Description
Collection	Associate the Agent to a specific Collection, defaults to that of the current Data Stream.
Polling Interval (seconds)	A timespan to specify the frequency at which the Agent should simulate data.

Property	Description
File	The CSV file which contains the data used for simulation.

Property	Description
CSV Definition (Name, Type)	The Name and Type of each column in the source CSV file, and as they will appear in the output payload. The attribute name should combine words or use a _, rather than a space. The attribute data types used for the output payload are String, Long, Double, Boolean, DateTime, or Integer.
Repeat events after reaching end of file	Tick to loop the CSV file contents; otherwise events cease once the end of the CSV file is reached and you must republish the stream to restart the simulation.
Include current time in the output	Tick to include the current time in the output payload as a column 'Current Timestamp'.

Name	Description
Output	The simulated events will be made available on this endpoint with attributes matching the configured payload.
Error	If errors are encountered during the execution of this Agent they will be published on this endpoint.

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