The Getting Started chapter provides an understanding of the base set of edgeCore features and tools and is intended to help you learn about Connections, Feeds, Transforms, Visualizations, and Actions through practical examples.

You will go through the following:

Part 1 — Installation

• System Requirements
• How to Download edgeCore
• Install edgeCore and Java (Linux/UNIX or Windows)
• Start edgeCore and Log in (Linux/UNIX or Windows)
• Navigate Admin and System Menus
  
  Note: If you are using the Evaluation instance, you can skip the Installation part (except the menus).

Part 2 — Data Management

• Connect to a Directory on the Server
• Create a Feed
• Create an SQL Query Transform
• Create a Summary Transform

Part 3 — Visualizations

• Create a Map Visualization
• Create a Bar Chart Visualization
• Create a Pie Chart Visualization
• Create a Page
• Add Visualizations to Page

Part 4 — Actions

• Create a Tooltip Action
• Create a Switch to Page Action

Part 5 — Provisioning

• Provision a User
• Validate User Login