The tap-solarvista Meltano extractor pulls data from Solarvista Live that can then be sent to a destination using a loader.

Getting Started #

Prerequisites #

If you haven't already, follow the initial steps of the Getting Started guide:

  1. Install Meltano
  2. Create your Meltano project

Installation and configuration #

  1. Add the tap-solarvista extractor to your project using meltano add : 

    meltano add extractor tap-solarvista
  2. Configure the settings below using meltano config .

Next steps #

Follow the remaining steps of the Getting Started guide:

  1. Select entities and attributes to extract
  2. Add a loader to send data to a destination
  3. Run a data integration (EL) pipeline
If you run into any issues, learn how to get help.

Capabilities #

Settings #

tap-solarvista requires the configuration of the following settings:

The settings for extractor tap-solarvista that are known to Meltano are documented below. To quickly find the setting you're looking for, use the Table of Contents at the top of the page.

Datasources (datasources) #

The Datasources to sync from Solarvista. Leave list blank to use the default list of Datasources.

How to use #

Manage this setting using meltano config or an environment variable: 

meltano config tap-solarvista set datasources '[...]'

export TAP_SOLARVISTA_DATASOURCES='[...]'

Account (account) #

The AccountId for your Solarvista account.

How to use #

Manage this setting using meltano config or an environment variable: 

meltano config tap-solarvista set account <account>

export TAP_SOLARVISTA_ACCOUNT=<account>

Client ID (clientId) #

Your Solarvista Client ID to create your access token and credentials.

How to use #

Manage this setting using meltano config or an environment variable: 

meltano config tap-solarvista set clientId <clientId>

export TAP_SOLARVISTA_CLIENTID=<clientId>

Authorization Code (code) #

Your API authorization code retrieved using your account id, client id, and access token.

How to use #

Manage this setting using meltano config or an environment variable: 

meltano config tap-solarvista set code <code>

export TAP_SOLARVISTA_CODE=<code>

Start Date (start_date) #

Determines how much historical data will be extracted. Please be aware that the larger the time period and amount of data, the longer the initial extraction can be expected to take.

How to use #

Manage this setting using meltano config or an environment variable: 

meltano config tap-solarvista set start_date YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ

export TAP_SOLARVISTA_START_DATE=YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ

Looking for help? #

If you're having trouble getting the tap-solarvista extractor to work, look for an existing issue in its repository, file a new issue, or join the Meltano Slack community and ask for help in the #plugins-general channel.

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