Selecting and Setting Up Visualizer Data Source

To add a data source:

• If a data model is absent in the repository, select the Add Model > Create New item in the drop-down menu of the Actions button in the upper part of the side panel. The data model creation dialog box opens.

NOTE. Click the Create Data Model button in the central part of the side panel if no data source was added.

• If the existing data source is selected in the repository, execute the following operations:

1. Select the Add Model > Open Existing item in the drop-down menu of the Actions button in the upper part of the side panel.

NOTE. Click the Select Data Model button in the central part of the side panel if no data source was added.

The Select Object dialog box opens:

To set up displaying of repository objects in the Add Source dialog box:

1. Click the Display Object button.

2. Select one of the display options in the drop-down list:

• Name. Default option.

• Identifier.

• Name and Identifier.

2. Select the required repository object in the repository object tree.

To quickly search for the required source by name, use search. Enter the text to be searched in the search string. Search is executed automatically as the searched text is entered into the search string. The list will display only the data sources, which names contain the entered text.

To reset search results, click the Clear button.

3. Click the Apply button.

After the data source is added, it is displayed in the list on the side panel:

NOTE. The Facts group is available only for data models.

To edit data source:

1. Select the data source in the Sources drop-down list in the upper part of the side panel.

2. Select the Edit Model item in the drop-down menu of the Actions button of the data source.

The data model window opens for a data model or standard cube wizard opens for a standard cube.

To remove data source:

1. Select the data source in the Sources drop-down list in the upper part of the side panel.

2. Select the Delete Model item in the drop-down menu of the Actions button.

3. Confirm deletion in the dialog box.