Connecting to Proxy Server

Working with the Data Import and ETL Task tools may require access to the Internet to get or send data. On data import, the Internet is not required, if the REST data provider is used. The ETL task uses the Internet to provide work of the following connectors:

Connector to the REST data provider.
Connector to the JSON data provider.
Connector to the JSON data consumer.

If a proxy server is used to make access from the current local network to the Internet, proxy server settings can be determined in the repository settings. To determine proxy server settings, use the Connection tab in the Parameters dialog box.

To open the dialog box

By default, proxy server is not used, all queries to the Internet are sent directly. To enable proxy server query redirection, select the Use Proxy Server checkbox, after which all the other settings are available:

Select proxy server setting identification method:

Automatic Setup. Proxy server settings are determined automatically by pinging computers in the local network.
Manual Setup. Specify proxy server name or IP address in the URL box and port in the Port box.

If proxy server requires authentication of the user who tries to connect, select the Use Proxy Server Authentication checkbox and determine user credentials in the User Name and Password boxes.

One can specify via a comma addresses with direct connection without using proxy server in the Do not Use Proxy Server for Addresses Beginning With list.

The specified proxy server settings are saved to the current computer registry and will be used to work in any repository with created description.

NOTE. In Foresight Analytics Platform, the libcurl third-party library is used as the basis of proxy server connection. For details about its purpose, functionalities and restrictions see the official website: https://curl.haxx.se/libcurl/.