[IFS/BA Designer Help Guide]
Select Information Sources
Explanation
Use this activity to select an Information Source or multiple information
sources from the Select
Information Sources dialog box. This
dialog box shows all the visible Information Sources within the
application and it is customizable. It
represents the available Information Sources in the form of a tree .
Prerequisites
Before attempting to select an Information Source make sure that, the
relevant information sources have been enabled in IFS Solution Manager.
If not inform your Systems Administrator.
System Effects
As a result of this activity one or many Information Sources can be used to design a report.
Related Process Model
Apply Basic Design
Related Activity
Apply Parameters
Procedure
Configuring Select Information Sources
- Click
Go to Design to open the
Select Information Sources dialog box.
- Select one or more information sources depending on the requirement of the design. The selected
Information Sources will be displayed under the Display Items list.
- Click OK.
Note: Additional Information Sources can be added using
Information Sources.
Troubleshooting Select Information Sources
The Select Information Sources dialog box may appear empty
or displaying only a subset of available information sources. The reason can
be one from the following.
- Current user has not been granted access to some or all of the non-visible Information Sources.
- IFS Business Analytics Client Navigator has not been properly configured. In most cases the navigator is configured during installation/upgrade. For more information, please refer to
Setup BA Client Navigator in the Technical Documentation.