Creating a Cargo Connection

Establishing a Cargo connection allows a model to pass values into external variables - such as those stored in a browser session - in order to share those values between models.

Implementation:

  1. Switch to the Your Models tab.
  2. Right-click the intended model.
  3. Select Model Cargo.
  4. Click .

Alternatively, click Add to create a cargo connection.

  1. Give the connection a meaningful Cargo Name.
  2. Select the required cargo connection type using the radio buttons.

If you select anything other than JSON, proceed to step 11.

  1. Click Next.
  2. Enter the Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) for your JSON data.
  3. Click Validate URI to confirm the URL is valid. If a validation error occurs, modify the URI and try again.
  4. (Optional) Change the Cached Time (in minutes) to determine how long the JSON data will be cached. Use 0 if you do not want to cache the data.
  5. Click Next.

Each connection needs at least one Variable Mapping to be of any use. You can set these up now if you like, or add them later by Editing the connection.

  1. Click Finish.