Load example datasets

Overview

Fusion Registry is a 'virtual statistical data warehouse' meaning that the data it contains can either be loaded and held in storage managed by Fusion Registry, or retrived dynamically from external sources like SQL databases, SDMX REST web services or files.

In this example, we are going to load some data from the ECB's EXR Exchange Rate dataset into Fusion Registry.

We first need to prepare the Dataflow to receive data:

• Add a connection to our MySQL database to store the data
• Create an SDMX Data Provider - this is the 'organisation' under which the data will be submitted under the SDMX Data Collection model
• Create an SDMX Provision Agreement - this is the SDMX structure which authorises the Data Provider to submit data to the Dataflow, and also defines where that data is stored

Once the Dataflow has been prepared, the data will be loaded directly from Metadata Technology's Fusion Registry demononstration service.

Add a database connection for data storage

• Login to the admin account
• From the left-hand menu choose Admin > Data Manager
• Choose the 'cogs' button and select Add Database Connection from the menu
• Use the following settings:
  • Connection Id: MYSQL_LOCAL
  • Connection Type: Registry Managed
  • Database Cache: None
  • Database Platform: MySQL
  • Connection Settings: Simple
  • Database Server: localhost
  • Database Port: 3306
  • Database Schema: fusion_registry (or the name of the schema you created)
  • Database Username: (the name of the database user with access to the schema)
  • Database Password: (the password for that database user)

The 'MYSQL_LOCAL' connection Id will be used later when configuring the Provision Agreement.