A data source is an individual source origin of documents within Squirro. It can be anything from a stream that constantly refreshes (e.g. Twitter) to a set of uploaded data.
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Overview of data sources
To review currently installed data sources, click on Settings on the top menu bar and select Data Sources from the dropdown menu.
Adding data sources
Click on the Add data sources button. You will be offered a number of options:
Feed
To import an RSS/Atom feed, click on the Feed button. This will allow you to specify an RSS feed in the next step, which Squirro will subscribe to and put its results into the index.
Follow @twitter
To follow a particular Twitter user and append every tweet to the index, click on Follow @twitter.
News
Squirro can monitor news outlets. Click on News to subscribe to a news source. Select the appropriate market, enter a search term, then save your search expression. News alerts will appear in your Squirro index as they appear.
Topic
To monitor multiple media sources, click on Topic. On the next screen, enter your search expression and click Search.
Squirro will then detect occurrences of this search term in multiple media sources. Use the Source Selection Screen to identify which sources you would like to append to your Squirro sources.
Python SDK
Using the Python SDK, you can upload content to your Squirro instance. Please refer to the documentation of the Python SDK for further information.
CSV / Excel
To upload a CSV or Excel document, click on CSV/Excel.
Batch Jobs
The Bulk Loader is a command line interface that interacts with Squirro to upload large volumes of data. Please refer to the Bulk Loader documentation for further information.
Deleting data sources
To delete a data source, hover over its row. A Delete button will appear. Click on the button to delete the data source.
