You open the Pulse collection agent configuration dialog from a workflow configuration. To open the Amazon S3 collection agent configuration, click Build → New Configuration. Select Workflow from the Configurations dialog. When prompted to Select workflow type, select Realtime. Click Add agent and select Pulse from the Collection tab of the Agent Selection dialog.
Interval Tab
The Interval tab contains configuration settings related to the interval type and the related time parameters that control how often the pulse UDRs will be generated.
The Pulse agent configuration dialog - Interval tab
| Setting | Description |
Time Unit | Select the time unit that is applicable to the time fields on this tab. |
| Interval Type | Select an interval type that corresponds with the desired generation of Pulse UDRs. Fixed - UDRs are generated at a fixed time interval Linear - UDRs are generated at a linearly increasing or decreasing time interval. Gaussian - UDRs are generated according to a Gaussian probability distribution. Poisson - UDRs are generated according to a Poisson process. Single - A single UDR is generated at workflow start. |
| Interval | Enter the interval between the pulses according to the specified time unit. Interval is available when the selected Interval Type is Fixed. |
| Start | Enter the start interval between pulses. Start is available when the selected Interval Type is Linear. |
| Stop | Enter the final interval between pulses. Stop is available when the selected Interval Type is Linear. |
| Rate | Enter the value that is incremented or decremented from the interval when a Pulse UDR is generated. Use a positive value to increment and a negative value to decrement. Rate is available when the selected Interval Type is Linear. |
| Central Interval | When the selected Interval Type is Gaussian, enter the median interval between Pulse UDRs in the probability distribution. When the selected Interval Type is Poisson, enter 1/(expected number of Pulse UDRs per time unit). Example - Poisson interval type Expected number of Pulse UDRs is five (5) per second. 1/5=0.2 seconds between UDRs Select MILLISECONDS in Time Unit and enter 200 in Central Interval. Central Interval is available when the selected Interval Type is Gaussian or Poisson. |
| Width | Enter the standard deviation of the probability distribution. When you use a low value, the intervals tend to be close to the value of the Central Interval. Use a high value to spread the intervals over a wider range. Width is available when the selected Interval Type is Gaussian. |
Note!
The real value of the configured interval length is approximated and should not be used for timing-sensitive tasks. To get the most accurate pulse-delay, use fixed time intervals.
Data Tab
The Data tab includes settings that control the contents of the Pulse UDRs.
The Pulse agent configuration dialog - Data tab
| Setting | Description |
| Random With Range | Select this radio button to populate the |
| Sequential | Select this radio button to populate the |
Sequential With Range | Select this radio button to populate the |
| Range | Enter the start and end value of the sequence. You can use negative values but the end value must be greater than the start value. |
| Random Data | Select this radio button to generate random data in the Data field of the Pulse UDRs. The data is generated when the workflow starts and each UDR will contain the same data. |
| Size | Enter the size of the random data and select the byte unit from the drop-down list. |
| Enter Data | Enter the data that is to be populated in the |