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AgentBuilder

Martin Michalowski

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Installing AgentBuilder Introduction to AgentBuilder Agent’s components Building Agents Running Agent

Outline

Installing AgentBuilder Introduction to AgentBuilder Agent’s components Building Agents Running Agent

Installing AgentBuilder

You will receive instructions on how to

download FetchAgentBuilder through email

If you signed the license agreement

Download fp_setup_2.2_29_31_16_13.msi

Warning: 87 Mb

Optional: Download jakarta-tomcat-5.0.27.zip

Warning: 13 Mb

Installing AgentBuilder

Install Tomcat (make sure the NT Service option is

not selected), then AgentBuilder

Configure AgentBuilder

AgentRunner Properties (enter license key) Make allow_show_result = true for debugging mode Setup preference: point CATALINA_HOME to tomcat directory Cmd_line_start_dir= your agent directory Web Application: modify value in <param-value> for

AgentRunner password

Testing AgentRunner

If the “Start AgentRunner” window stays open

then you’re done.

Otherwise

You have another instance of Tomcat running as

a Service

stop that Service

Make sure your properties are set correctly

If you have ZoneAlarm, make sure you allow

AgentBuilder/Runner, Tomcat, and Java to access the Internet

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Installing AgentBuilder Introduction to AgentBuilder Agent’s components Building Agents Running Agent

Follow a “next link until done

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Installing AgentBuilder Introduction to AgentBuilder Agent’s components Building Agents Running Agent

Components in an Agent

• 1. Entry connector: defines the URL for the

agent to start with

• 2. Wrapper

Data Schema: defines what data to extract Connector: defines what pages are output

• 3. Connector: can be defined as

Anchor (http links). A link to access the next URL Form input: inputs to a form are required to

access the next URL

Entry connector Wrapper1: Form input Wrapper2: Result pages Next link recursion Connector from Wrapper 1 to wrapper2

Components of an Agent (continued)

Some wrappers only have an output

connector without the data extraction part (used for navigation)

Wrapper 1 in picture

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Installing AgentBuilder Introduction to AgentBuilder Agent’s components Building Agents Running Agent

Building Agents

1.

Define an entry connector

2.

Navigate using wrapper’ connectors to the page that we want to extract data

• through anchor links
• through form input

Building Agents (continue)

3.

When you reach the wrapper that contains a page you want to extract the data

1.

Define a data schema

2.

Mark pages for training

1.

For each extraction wrapper, try to have at least 3 marked pages for training

3.

Learn Extraction Rules

4.

Check Extracted Data

5.

Define output connector (if needed)

Building Agents (continue..)

4.

Save the agent and generate a plan

Customize where to save your agent

In Tools Options Repositories Or set in agent properties

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Installing AgentBuilder Introduction to AgentBuilder Agent’s components Building Agents Running Agent

Running Agents

To host the wrapper

Start AgentRunner Go to http://localhost:8080/agent/admin/list

Default username/password is

admin/Theseus$admin8

Enable your newly created Agent Click on Execute Fill out the parameter(s), if any, and run Fix errors if any Save, regenerate the plan, and reload agents

Questions?