PP.Ui.ConfigClass.getSourceTypes

Syntax

getSourceTypes ();

Description

The getSourceTypes method returns array of data source types available for visualizers.

Comments

The method returns an array that may contain the following values:

Value	Brief description
"Excel"	*.XLS files can be used as a data source.
"ExcelEx"	*.XLSX files can be used as a data source.
"Access"	*.MDB files can be used as a data source.
"Xml"	*.XML files can be used as a data source.
"Text"	*.TXT files can be used as a data source.
"Mb"	Repository objects can be used as a data source.

Example

The following code is executed in the browser console on the page of Foresight. Analytics Platform standard web application with open express report, workbook or dashboard.

//Get web application settings
conf = PP.Ui.getConfig();
//Set only repository object as a possible data source
conf.setSourceTypes(["Mb"]);
//Output a message with a list of possible data sources
alert("Available data sources: " + conf.getSourceTypes());

After executing the example only a repository object can be added as a data source for the open report. The following message appears in the screen: Available data sources: Mb.