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| <p class="head">BIRT Tutorial</p> |
| <p class="subhead">Building a Data Source</p> |
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| <h1>About Data Sources and Data Sets</h1> |
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| BIRT reports use a <i>data source</i> to connect to a database or other data provider. BIRT uses a <i>data set</i> to retrieve data from the |
| data provider. Think of the data source as a connection, and the data set |
| as a query. |
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| <h1>Build a Data Source</h1> |
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| Let's build our data source: |
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| <li>Open the Data Explorer, if it is not already visible. |
| <li>Select the Data Sources node within the tree view. |
| <li>Right-click to open the context menu. |
| <li>Choose New Data Source. The New Data Source dialog appears. |
| <li>Choose Classic Models Inc. Sample Database. |
| <li>In the Data Source Name field, |
| enter "Sample".<li>Click Finish. |
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| Your new data source appears within the Data Sources node in the Data Explorer.<h1>Editing your Data Source</h1> |
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| For future reference, let's review how you would go about changing the data source, although these instructions <strong><em>do not apply</em></strong> to the Classic Models Inc. Sample Database; that data source does not allow editing: |
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| <li>Find or open the Data Explorer. |
| <li>Open the Data Sources node. |
| <li>Double-click the data source. |
| <li>The Data Source editor opens. You can make any needed changes. |
| <li>Click OK to save your changes. |
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