Express Report Settings

Settings given for an express report match with those for a cube, and dashboard block.

The file that contains description of the published report is named <report identifier>.plist and is stored in the folder <path to the folder with installed Foresight Analytics Platform>/Mobile/Pub/<identifier of mobile application container>/Analyzers/<report identifier>.

Express report settings contain sections:

The Report Section

Report parameter settings:

Property Description
datasource Identifier of report data source.
mode

The mode, in which the report opens on a mobile device. This is the mode that was used to save the report the last time before it was opened.

The following values are available:

  • Table. Table.

  • Chart. Chart.

  • Map. Map.

  • Bubble. Bubble chart.

  • BubbleTree. Bubble tree.

  • TreeMap. Tree map.
version Report version. Number of minutes starting from January 1st, 2011.
modes

Modes available on a mobile device.

Value is the <dict> element, which properties may be true or false, depending on particular view availability in the report:

  • grid. Table.

  • chart. Chart.

  • map. Map.

  • matrix. Bubble chart.

  • bubbletree. Bubble tree.

  • treeMap. Tree map.
dimensionByColumn Identifier of the dimension in columns.
dimensionByRow Identifier of the dimension in rows.
metrics Identifier of the dimension, which is a metric.
objectives Identifier of the dimension, which is an observation object.
timeline Identifier of the dimension, which corresponds to a timeline.
selection

Array of dimension selections. Value is the <dict> element with the properties, which names match dimension identifiers. Values of these properties are arrays that contain keys of selected dimension elements. Property value for a calendar dimension is the <dict> element that has the following properties:

  • value. Dimension element value is the date generated on the mobile device.

  • level. Calendar level.
fixedDimensions Array of identifiers for the dimensions included into Fixed area.
dimensionKeys Dimension metadata.

Value is the <dict> element with the properties, which names match dimension identifiers.

Property value for a calendar dimension is the <dict> element that has the following properties:

  • date. Calendar date value:

    • END_DATE. End date.

    • START_DATA. Start date.

  • level. Calendar level.

The Settings Section

Properties of report view settings:

Property Description
grid Table settings.
chart

Chart settings.
map

Map settings.
bubblechart

Bubble chart settings.

Example

A file that contains settings of a published express report may look as follows:

<plist version="1.0">
  <dict>
    <key>Report</key>
    <dict>
      <key>datasource</key>
      <string>CUBE_WDI_COPY5_COPY4</string>
      <!-- Data source identifier-->
      <key>mode</key>
      <string>Table</string>
      <!-- Mode, in which report must open on a mobile device -->
      <key>version</key>
      <string>994336</string>
      <!-- Number of minutes starting from January, 1, 2011 -->
      <key>modes</key>
      <dict>
        <!-- Array of modes available on a mobile device -->
        <key>grid</key>
        <string>true</string>
        <key>chart</key>
        <string>true</string>
        <key>map</key>
        <string>true</string>
        <key>matrix</key>
        <string>false</string>
      </dict>
      <key>dimensionByColumn</key>
      <!-- Dimension by columns-->
      <string>DIM_CALENDAR_190</string>
      <key>dimensionByRow</key>
      <!-- Dimension by rows-->
      <string>DIM_COUNTRIES_172</string>
      <key>metrics</key> 
      <string>DIM_INDICATORS_COPY3_986797</string>
      <key>objectives</key> 
      <string>DIM_COUNTRIES_COPY4_986794</string>
      <key>timeline</key>
      <string>DIM_CALENDAR_190</string>
      <key>selection</key>
      <dict>
        <key>DIM_CALENDAR_190</key>
        <!-- Array of dimension selections-->
        <array>
          <dict>
            <key>value</key>
            <string>631152000</string>
            <key>level</key>
            <string>1</string>
          </dict>
        </array>
        <key>DIM_COUNTRIES_172</key>
        <array>
          <string>924</string>
          <string>534</string>
        </array>
        <key>DIM_INDICATORS_180</key>
        <array>
          <string>456</string>
        </array>
      </dict>
      <key>fixedDimensions</key>
      <!-- Dimension located in the Fixed section-->
      <array>
        <string>DIM_INDICATORS_180</string>
      </array>
      <key>dimensionKeys</key>
      <!-- Calendar dimension metadata-->
      <dict>
        <key>DIM_CALENDAR_190</key>
        <dict>
          <key>date</key>
          <string>START_DATE</string>
          <key>level</key>
          <string>BLOCK_TYPE</string>
        </dict>
        <key>DIM_COUNTRIES_172</key>
        <string>ID</string>
        <key>DIM_INDICATORS_180</key>
        <string>ID</string>
      </dict>
      <key>settings</key>
      <!-- Report settings, not used on a mobile device-->
        <dict>
         <key>grid</key> <!-- Table settings-->

           ...
         <key>chart</key> <!-- Chart settings-->

           ...
         </dict>
      <key>Resources</key> <!-- Section describing report topobases-->
      ...
    </dict>
  </plist>

See also:

Purpose and Main Features: Plist | File Structure of Published Mobile Application