Connecting to an MDEX 7 data source

In order to connect to an MDEX 7 data source, the JSON data source file requires an additional attribute.

The setting, apiVersion, has two possible values: ENE_QUERY, used for MDEX 6 data sources, and DISCOVERY_SERVICE, used for MDEX 7 data sources. If the setting is not present, its value defaults to ENE_QUERY.

The following is an example default.json file establishing a connection to an MDEX 7 data source:

{
	"server":"server01.lab.acme.com",
	"port":"15000",
 "apiVersion" : "DISCOVERY_SERVICE"
}
Important: MDEX 7 features are in an Early Access state. The interfaces and behavior of these Early Access features may change in later releases of MDEX 7 or of the Discovery Framework, based on information gathered during the Early Access period. These capabilities are not supported for use in production.

MDEX 7 data source limitation

Parent/child data sources are not supported on MDEX 7. You should not include the parentId attribute in your MDEX 7 data source JSON configuration files.