Document

Documents are used to store and access external files with various extensions.

Files of various formats can be used as documents:

Images (*.bmp, *.jpg, *.png, *.tiff, *.gif).
Movies (*.asf, *.avi, *.mpg, *.wmv).
Sound files (*.mp3, *.wav, *.mid).
Microsoft Word files (*.docx, *.doc, *.rtf).
Microsoft Excel files (*.xlsx, *.xls).
Microsoft PowerPoint files (*.pptx, *.ppt).
Adobe Acrobat files (*.pdf).
Text files (*.txt, *.xml).
Hypertext documents (*.htm, *.html).
Archives (*.rar, *.zip).
Applications (*.exe).
OpenDocument files (*.odt, *.odg, *.odp, *.ods, *.odc, *.odi, *.odf, *.odm), and so on.

By default, maximum document size depends on web server settings:

To limit the allowed document size on loading to repository, set the maxRequestSize attribute in the PP.xml file.
To set maximum overall size of the loaded documents within the session, set the StoreBinSize attribute in the System/Session subsection in the settings.xml file or system registry settings, then restart the BI server.

Creating a Document

To create a document in the object navigator click the Create button in the main menu and select the object type on the New Object side panel.

After executing the operation the standard file selection dialog box opens. Select the file to be loaded to the repository as a document.

Changing Document Source

To change the document data source, select the Load to Document item in the document's context menu. After executing the operation a standard object selection dialog box opens.

Saving Document to File

To save the document to external file, double-click the document or select the Save to File item in the document's context menu. After this the automatic file loading starts.

Limit on Allowed Document Formats in Repository

To limit loading or opening of documents in the allowed format that were loaded before, set allowed formats in the Allowed Document Formats in Repository section in the security manager file.

Formats are set by means of file extension, for example: XML, XLS, PDF. If allowed formats are set, a message about security policy violation is displayed on an attempt to load or open the document that does not correspond with specified formats. Documents with any format can be loaded and opened by default.