Data sinks

The final piece of the puzzle

Essentially, Onum outputs data via Sinks. Use them to define where and how to forward the results of your streamlined data.

To learn more about the types of Data sinks, go to Configure a Data sink or go to the article for the specific Data sink you are interested in.

Click the Data sinks tab for a general overview of the Data sinks configured in your Tenant and the events sent. Here's what you will find:

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1. Adapt your data

There are various ways to narrow down what you see in this view:

• Add Filter Search a key word, or choose one from the list.

• Select a time range If you wish to see data for a specific time period, this is the place to click. Go to Selecting a Time Range to dive in to the specifics of how the time range works.

• Select tags You can choose to view only those Data sinks that have been assigned the desired tags. You can create these tags in the Data sink Settings or from the cards view. Press the Enter key to confirm the tag, then Save.

2. Visualize your data

You will see an overview of all the Sinks in your Tenant.

This graph plots the volume sent by your data sinks. The line graph represents the Events OUT and the bar graph represents Bytes OUT.

Hover over a point on the chart to show a tooltip containing the Events and Bytes OUT for the selected time, as well as a percentage of how much increase/decrease has occurred between the previous lapse of time and the one currently selected.

To learn more about the specifics of how the Time Range selector works, go to Selecting a Time Range.

3. View all Data Sinks

At the bottom, you have a list of all the Data sinks in your Tenant.

Here you can visualize Events Out and Bytes Out for the specific Data sink, as well as the difference in percentage with the previous time range of the same type. From here you can

1. Choose to view the Data sinks as Cards or in a Table.

2. Use the search icon to look for a specific sink.

3. Use the Group By drop-down menu to select a grouping criteria to organize your sinks by.

4. You will also see the Tags assigned to it. To assign a new tag, click the icon and simply type the name you wish to assign, making sure to press Enter and then select the Save button.

Depending on your Permissions, click the ellipses in the right-hand corner of the Data sink card to reveal the options to Edit, Copy ID, or Remove it.

Click a sink to open its configuration in the right-hand pane. Click the ellipses in the top right to Copy ID or Remove it.

If your data sink is in use, you can see where it is being used and specify which pipeline to remove it from.

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Create a Data Sink

Depending on your permissions, you can create a new sink from this view.

There are several ways to create a new Data sink:

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From the Data sinks view

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Within a Pipeline

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From the Home page

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This will open the Data sink creation flow.

Configure a Data Sink

There are various steps to configuring your Data sink. You can open the Configuration by Creating a new Data sink, or by clicking one in the Data sinks tab or the Pipeline view and selecting Edit Data sink in the pane that opens.

Alternatively, click the ellipses in the card view and select Edit.

01. Type

The first step is to define the Type. Choose the desired Type from the List and select Configuration.