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Connectors can be created by using the CSV and JSON files in order to access the data of these files.
In the following, we will give an example to create a connector from the CSV file “Suppliers” which contains supplier information such as name, IDcode, and industry.
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Creating a new connector
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In order to create a connector, please open the page Connector under the Design. The connector will be available to use in the Smartform form after necessary configuration.
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You can easily upload a JSON file after filling the name of the connector and choosing the JSON file type:
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Using the connector in the
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Custom connectors can be used in the smartformform. In our example, we have created a connector for supplier information. In order to show the supplier list in the “Select” element of the smartformform, “Connections” section should be opened on the left-hand side. The label and the value will be selected from the headers of the CSV file, which contain different information of suppliers.
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Column names of the Supplier document that we use in this example as follows: |
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Connection 1 | Custom connectors can be reached via this drop-down list. |
Supplier | |
JSON Path: label | This area determines the parameter which should be shown in the |
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JSON Path: value | This area determines the parameter which will be stored in the database. |
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Syntax for JSON path starts with a |