Modify Data Source Advanced Settings Dialog

The Modify Data Source Advanced Settings Dialog allows you to view or modify advanced settings associated with a data source, such as what types of information are available.

Ä    Note: This dialog is currently not available in TradingSolutions. It will be made available in a later release.

&  For help with data sources, see Configuring Data Sources.

Configuring Data Source Settings

The following settings can be modified on this dialog.

¨    Name

This setting modifies the name of the data source.

¨    Information

This setting modifies the information that is displayed in the Additional Information For Selected Source window on the Configure Data Sources Dialog.

þ    Requires Username/Password

This setting indicates whether a username and password is required in order for this data source to be considered configured. Only configured data sources are displayed on the Import Data Wizard: Select Data to Download page.

þ    Requires Server Name

This setting indicates whether a server name is required in order for this data source to be considered configured. Only configured data sources are displayed on the Import Data Wizard: Select Data to Download page.

þ    Historical End-of-Day

This setting indicates whether historical end-of-day data is available from this data source. This affects the periodicities available to download on the Import Data Wizard: Select Data to Download page.

þ    Historical Weekly

This setting indicates whether historical weekly data is available from this data source. This affects the periodicities available to download on the Import Data Wizard: Select Data to Download page.

þ    Historical Monthly

This setting indicates whether historical monthly data is available from this data source. This affects the periodicities available to download on the Import Data Wizard: Select Data to Download page.

¨    Delay after Close

This setting indicates the number of minutes before this data source typically has end-of-day data available after the time of market close.

:    Example: If the data source typically has U.S. Stock data available at 6:00pm ET, this value would be set to 120 minutes since it is two hours after the U.S. market close.

þ    Invoke External Downloader

This setting indicates that this data source uses an external downloader program to download data from the data source to your computer. It controls whether the Invoke external data downloader to request missing data option is displayed on the Import Data Wizard: Start Import page. If this option is selected, the downloader is called to update the data associated with this data source prior to importing.

þ    Historical Intraday

This setting indicates whether historical intraday data is available from this data source. This affects the periodicities available to download on the Import Data Wizard: Select Data to Download page.

þ    Streaming Intraday

This setting indicates whether streaming intraday data is available from this data source. This affects whether data can be selected to receive streaming updates.

¨    Website for additional information.

This setting indicates the website or program that is displayed when the View Website… button on the Configure Data Sources Dialog is pressed.

¨    Program or website to sign-up/modify account.

This setting indicates the website or program that is displayed when the Sign Up For Service… or Update Account… buttons on the Configure Data Sources Dialog are pressed.

What Do I Do Next?

When you are finished modifying the settings, press the OK button. If you would prefer not to change any options at this time, press the Cancel button.

How Did I Get Here?

Ä    Note: This dialog is currently not available in TradingSolutions. It will be made available in a later release.