Prerequisites and logging in
Prerequisites
To log in to Orbit you must have:
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The Orbit instance URL
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Credentials for the system
Capabilities and restrictions
Orbit connect is a new feature, and as such has a number of capabilities and restrictions, which you can see in the overview below. These capabilities will impove over time through interative development, reducing the impact of the restrictions.
| Capabilities | Restrictions |
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| Log into an empty Orbit environment to access the Orbit data loader. | Currently delivered via Apteco Cloud only |
| Create data sources by uploading, previewing, and importing multiple delimited text files one at a time. | It is restricted to 10 tables |
| Define table(s) from those data sources, choosing how the data will be represented by specifying variable types. | Joins and transactions are the only relationships currently available |
| (For selector variables) Choose between the automatic detection of values or use other data sources to apply meaningful descriptions to the data. For example, 1, 2, 3, 4 might be shown as None, Bronze, Silver, Gold etc. via a decode mechanism. | Data updates, system builds and deployments are manual operations |
| Define a system using multiple tables. | |
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Build, review, adjust, deploy, and then access the resulting system in Orbit. |
Logging in
To log in from a browser:
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Navigate to the Orbit instance URL.
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Use the Credentials to log into Orbit.
You’re presented with the following view:
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Click Connect to begin adding data and defining a system.