Glossary

Definitions of the main terms used in Sensedia Analytics.

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Access key ID	Key used by AWS to verify your identity in calls. Usually created together with the secret access key. Access key ID is required to configure AWS S3 as data destination in Data streaming.
Access Token	Tokens that contain security credentials with information that identify the client, user (or group of users) and their privileges. The carrier of such tokens is authorized to access the data from that API.
Aggregation	Collection of documents for the calculation of metrics. Aggregation is the core concept to build visualizations for Sensedia Analytics' dashboards.
API Key	Unique identifier used for authentication processes. Identifies the organization. API Key is necessary to configure Datadog as the data storage destination in Data streaming.
AWS S3	Amazon Simple Storage Service: storage service offered by Amazon, which can be configured in Data streaming.
AWS Region	Specific physical geographic area where the data is stored. You need to inform the AWS Region to configure AWS S3 as destination in Data streaming.

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Dashboards	Analytics feature with which you can customize the exhibition of visualizations. It is a control panel that shows, graphically or in tables, the data chosen for monitoring.
Data streaming	1. Analytics feature in which you can configure data destination. 2. Records of data generated simultaneously and continuously from thousands of sources and processed for use in analysis.
Datadog	Observability service that can be configured as a data storage destination in Data streaming.
Datadog site	Physical geographic area where the data is stored. It is necessary to inform the site to configure Datadog as a destination in Data streaming.
Delivery stream	Service for processing and delivering data in streaming. Can be configured in Data streaming.
DQL (Data query language)	SQL sub-language used for performing queries on the data within schema objects.

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General trace	Analytics feature for tracking data. Configure, run and save your queries in General Trace.

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HTTP Response	Codes that inform the status of a request, indicating whether it was completed or the reason for the error.

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Index pattern	Definition that informs which data will be used in the search. That is, in which index selections the search will be performed.

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Lucene (also: Apache Lucene)	Open source search engine library.

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Observability	The ability to know the values of the system states by examining its outputs (traces, metrics, available time, etc.).

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Secret access key	Security credential that protects your AWS account. Usually created together with the Access key ID. Secret access key is required to configure AWS S3 as data destination in Data streaming.

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Trace Log (also: Event Trace Log, Tracing, Trace Logging)	Registers with information about the condition of the system at the time an event occurs.

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Visualize	Analytics feature that supports the creation of charts, tables, and other ways to represent the results collected from data tracing. See how to create a visualization in Visualize.