Editing Extras (section)

==Creating a URL Scrape Template==
A URL scrape template provides an avenue for Elicit to collect data from a specific web page (a web page with no login requirements). This is valuable for collecting data off of the web for many different reasons. Typically the data series created are based upon intelligent assets in the data center that have a web server serving up an HTTP page. You will need to gather the following information prior to creating a URL scrape template:
*Name of the URL scrape template
*Specific URL you intend to collect the data from
*Regular expression to tell Elicit where to look within all the text on the web page
*Adjustment expression, if you want to format the data as it enters the LiveDC platform
*Any invalid raw values you do not wish to use in the data series

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===Instructions===
<ol>
  <li>If you are already in the “Create URL Scrape Template” window skip to step 3a. If you are not in that window continue to step 2.</li>
  <li>On the navigation menu (left-hand side) click “Extras” and click “URL Scrape Templates” this will open a new tab titled “URL Scrape Templates”</li>
  <li>Within the URL Scrape Templates tab (upper left-hand corner) click the “Create” button. A new window will open up called “Create URL Scrape Template.”</li>
    <ol type="a">
      <li>Enter the name of the URL scrape template in the “Name” field</li>
        <ol type="i">
          <li>Examples: C:\ Drive, Configuration File Collection, CPU, etc.</li>
        </ol>
      <li>Enter any additional information about the URL scrape template in the “Details” field</li>
      <li>Define the format for the parameters of the URL scrape template in the “Parameter Format” fields</li>
        <ol type="i">
          <li>Examples: {{  }}</li>
        </ol>
      <li>Enter the URL that will be used to gather the data in the “URL Scrape Template” field</li>
        <ol type="i">
          <li>Examples: File:///c|public/{ {hostname} }{ {counter} }.txt</li>
        </ol>
      <li>Define the regular expression in the “Regular Expression” field</li>
        <ol type="i">
          <li>Examples: =(\d*)</li>
        </ol>
      <li>Define the adjustment expression in the “Adjustment Expression” field</li>
        <ol type="i">
          <li>Examples: 100-raw</li>
        </ol>
     <li>Add any raw values that are invalid in the “Invalid Raw Values” field and click the left-hand facing arrow, if applicable</li>
     <li>Click "Create"</li>
    </ol>
</ol>
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