Data Flows
Data Flows define how the device data is processed and stored in akenza.
There are three basic components which all together form the Data Flow:
Device Connectors
Device Types
Output Connectors
Device connectors hold the information how a device communicates with akenza. They define the secret, which is used to authenticate the received data of a device.
If an Integration is available, a device connector has already been created during setup of the integration. The connectivity provider platform also has been configured to correctly send the data to akenza.
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Device types define how the received uplink is structured, parsed and finally stored in the akenza database. A variety of predefined Device Types are available. A Custom Device Type can be created, if not the right device type is available for the desired device.
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Output connectors define the behaviour after the device type has parsed the uplink payload. There are a variety of predefined actions that can be chosen from. Webhooks can be used to communicate with 3rd party REST APIs.
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