[IFS/BA Designer Help Guide]

Select Information Sources

Explanation

Use this activity to select an information source from the Select Information Sources dialog box. This dialog box shows all the available information sources within IFS Business Analytics. It represents the available information sources in the form of a tree navigator .

Prerequisites

Before attempting to select an information source make sure that the relevant information sources have been enabled in IFS Solution Manager. If the information source that you require is not shown, contact 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

To configure the selection of information sources:

  1. Click Go to Design to open the Select Information Sources dialog box.
  2. 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.
  3. Click OK. You can add additional information sources using Information Sources.