User guide

Data Integration with Sybase Avaki Studio 131
Input Source
Configuring HTTP input sources. On the next page (“HTTP Operation Input
Source”), you specify information about the
HTTP server you wish to contact.
Fill in the fields as follows:
• URL: Enter the URL for to the HTTP source.
• HTTP Method: The method determines how parameters to the HTTP request get
sent. Choose GET to encode the parameters as part of the URL or choose POST to
include the parameters in the HTTP headers. For most HTTP requests, you will want
to choose the default GET method.
• Username: (Optional) Enter the name to use when logging in to the HTTP server if
the server requires it. If the server requires no authentication, leave this blank.
• Password: (Optional) Enter the password for the user account specified in the
Username field. If the username is blank, this field is ignored.