Configuring the Alchemy Sentiment Analysis Adapter

How to:

The Alchemy Sentiment Analysis Adapter is part of the Social Media group of adapters within the WebFOCUS Reporting Server.


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Procedure: How to Configure the Alchemy Sentiment Analysis Adapter
  1. From either the WebFOCUS Reporting Server Web Console or the Data Management Console, click Adapters.
  2. Expand the Available folder, if it is not already expanded.
  3. Expand the Social Media folder.
  4. Right-click ALCHEMY and select Configure, as shown in the following image.

    The Add ALCHEMY to Configuration pane opens, as shown in the following image.

  5. Enter the value for API Key supplied by Alchemy.
  6. Click Configure.

    The Configure Adapters or Create Synonyms pane opens, as shown in the following image.

  7. Click Test to ensure that the Alchemy Sentiment Analysis Adapter is configured properly.


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Reference: Connection Attributes for Alchemy Sentiment Analysis

The following list describes the connection attributes for the Alchemy Sentiment Analysis Adapter.

Connection Name

Logical name used to identify this particular set of connection attributes. The default is CON01.

Alchemy URL

The URL that is used to connect to the Alchemy Sentiment Analysis service. The default value is:

http://access.alchemyapi.com/calls/text
API KEY

The API Key that is supplied by Alchemy to allow authorization to the Alchemy Sentiment Analysis scorer.

PROXY Server IP Address

IP address of the proxy server. For example:

170.115.249.42
PROXY Port

Port number on which the proxy server listens. The default port number is 80.

Select profile

Select a profile from the drop-down list to indicate the level of profile in which to store the connection attributes. The global profile, edasprof.prf, is the default.

If you wish to create a new profile, either a user profile (user.prf) or a group profile if available on your platform (using the appropriate naming convention), choose New Profile from the drop-down menu and enter a name in the Profile Name field (the extension is added automatically).

Store the connection attributes in the server profile (edasprof).


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