Add or edit a connection

Use this flow to create a new collector connection or change an existing one.

Open the connection editor

• Add: In Collector, select Add connection. The New connection page opens.
• Edit: In Collector, select an existing connection to open its editor.

What you configure

A connection is configured across multiple pages. Each page is documented separately.

• Configuration: Core connection settings (Enabled, Name, Type, and type-specific fields such as Address/Port, time manager, request delays).
  See: Configuration

• Tags: Add tags to every row produced by this connection. Tags can be static, read from the source, or global across connections.
  See: Tags

• Conditional triggers: Define named conditions that can gate variable collection. Conditions are referenced from variable configuration.
  See: Conditional triggers

• Measurements: Define what data is collected: measurements, variables, collect types, conditions, downsampling, analytics detail, and variable-level advanced options.
  See: Measurements

• Custom settings: Advanced JSON configuration. Available options are connection-type dependent.

📄️ Configuration

Configure the core properties of a collector connection (new or existing).

📄️ Tags

Configure tags that are added to every database row produced by a connection.

📄️ Conditional triggers

Define conditions that control whether variables are collected.

🗃️ Connection Types

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📄️ Measurements

Configure what data is collected for a connection

📄️ Data Types

Each variable has a data type configured.