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Configuring Proxy for Connecting to a REST Web Service

In a restricted network when you use a proxy to connect to a REST Web Service as the data source, you can set the proxy parameters in a configuration file in Logi Report so as for the proxy to work successfully. You need manually create the configuration file in the XML format and name it restdsproxy.xml, in the <install_root>\bin directory. This topic describes the contents and tags in the configuration file.

See the following example contents in restdsproxy.xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<restdsproxy>
    <proxymapping>
        <urlpattern>https://.*\.jinfonet\.com/</urlpattern>
        <proxyhost>192.0.0.14</proxyhost>
        <proxyport>8888</proxyport>
        <user>user1</user>
        <password>psw1</password>
    </proxymapping>
    <proxymapping>
        <urlpattern>http://.*\.jinfonet\.com\.cn/</urlpattern>
        <proxyhost>192.0.0.14</proxyhost>
        <proxyport>80</proxyport>
        <user>user2</user>
        <password>psw2</password>
    </proxymapping>
</restdsproxy>

• restdsproxy
  The root tag that contains one or more <proxymapping> sub-tags.
• proxymapping
  Represents the whole set of parameters of a proxy. It contains the following sub-tags each defining a specific proxy parameter.
• urlpattern
  A regular expression string supported by Java that matches the URL of a REST Web Service. If there are multiple URL patterns that match the same URL, the proxy setting in the <proxymapping> tag that contains the first one matched will take effect.
• proxyhost
  The host name or IP address of the proxy.
• proxyport
  The port number of the proxy.
• user
  The username used for the proxy authentication. It is optional.
• password
  The password used for the proxy authentication. It is optional.

Logi Report Server encrypts the <user> and <password> information and replaces it with the <encrypt-sign> tag after it starts:

<encrypt-sign>enDkq7srM9cHhoUwzYXJ3NvcDIYk</encrypt-sign>

If you want to change the user or password, delete the <encrypt-sign> tag and then add the <user> and <password> tags in the restdsproxy.xml.

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