Create WFS Workflow Connection to Police data

Owned by Kim Stimpson
Last updated: 05 Mar, 2015
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All you need to do is to configure Workflow to point to the WFS feed from Astun Data Services (ADS). 

  • With the Workflow Connections node selected in Studio right click and select New Connection from the context menu. 

You will see the following dialog:

  • Select the WFS Connection Type and click OK.

Note

If WFS does not appear as an option then you will need to edit the ConTypes.xml file. See the topic Add the WFS Connection Type for details.

The following will be displayed:

  • Enter the following details:

Name

Enter a name for your WFS Workflow connection e.g. Police Data.

Server

Here you need to paste in the URL to the WFS feed for the Police Downloader which is:

http://syn.ads.astuntechnology.com/police/crimes/wfs

  • Click Test Connection to test that it is working.
  • Save your new connection.

Problems Connecting?

If the connection throws up an error, ensure you have ErrorConfig.xml configured in your Workflow Settings, that the file exists, and contains the following lines in the<IgnoreClauses> section:

Example
<IgnoreClause>
      <Entry>ERROR 1: Server is read-only WFS;</Entry>
      <ExceptIn></ExceptIn>
</IgnoreClause>

 

If you see errors about being unable to connect to the host, then set the GDAL_HTTP_PROXY environment variable on your server (right-click “My Computer”, choose Properties->Advanced->Environment Variables). This is of the form:

Example
proxy.server.url:port

 

Where the port is generally 8080. 

Note

You will need to close Studio and re-open it for this change to take effect.