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Select Data Source

The Select Data Source dialog box is used to select the business view fields to display in a report. It varies according to different sources it is opened from.

When you do any of the following to create a web report in the quick start way:

• In the Select Catalog dialog box, select the required catalog and select OK.
• In Web Report Studio, select Menu > File > New Report or select the button on the toolbar.
• In the Logi Report Server console, open the Resources page, browse to a folder that contains a catalog, and then select New > Web Report on the task bar.

The Select Data Source dialog box contains the following options:

Data Source

Lists the data sources in the specified catalog.

Change Catalog

Opens the Select Catalog dialog box to choose another catalog to use for the report.

Resources

Lists the business views in the selected data source.

• 
  Sorts the business views listed in the box below in the specified order from the drop-down list:
  • Predefined Order
    Sorts the business views in the order defined in the Business View Editor on Logi Report Designer.
  • Alphabetical Ascending
    Sorts the business views in alphabetically ascending order.
  • Alphabetical Descending
    Sorts the business views in alphabetically descending order.
• 
  Launches the search bar to search for business views.

  The following shows the options in the search bar:

  

  • Text box
    Type in the text you want to search in the text box and the values containing the matched text will be listed.
  • X
    Closes the search bar.
  • 
    Lists more search options.
    • Highlight All
      Specifies whether to highlight all matched text.
    • Match Case
      Specifies whether to search for text that meets the case of the typed text.
    • Match Whole Word
      Specifies whether to search for text that looks the same as the typed text.
  • 
    When Highlight All is selected, you can use this button to go to the previous matched text.
  • 
    When Highlight All is selected, you can use this button to go to the next matched text.

Fields

Select the fields in the selected business view to add to the table.

• All
  Selects/Unselects all the fields in the selected business view.

• 
  Sorts the objects listed in the box below in the specified order from the drop-down list:

  • Predefined Order
    Sorts the objects in the order defined in the Business View Editor on Logi Report Designer.
  • Resource Types
    Sorts the objects by resource type.
  • Alphabetical Order
    Sorts the objects in alphabetical order. Objects that are not in any category will be sorted first, then the categories, and the objects in each category will also be sorted alphabetically.

  
  Launches the search bar to search for objects listed in the box below.

OK

Create a table report with the selected fields and closes this dialog box.

Displays the help document about this feature.

When you drag KPI from the Components panel or from the visualization toolbar to the destination, the Select Data Source dialog box helps you to select a business view to bind to the KPI and contains the following options:

Data Source

Lists the data sources in the specified catalog.

Resources

Lists the business views in the selected data source.

Sorts the business views in the specified order from the drop-down list:

• Predefined Order
  Sorts the business views in the order defined in the Business View Editor on Logi Report Designer.
• Alphabetical Ascending
  Sorts the business views in alphabetically ascending order.
• Alphabetical Descending
  Sorts the business views in alphabetically descending order.

Launches the search bar to search for business views.

OK

Inserts the KPI in the report while binding the business view to it and closes this dialog box.

Cancel

Cancels the insertion of a KPI and closes this dialog box.

Displays the help document about this feature.

Cancels the insertion of a KPI and closes this dialog box.

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