[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

  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.
    Note: Additional Information Sources can be added using Information Sources.

Troubleshooting Select Information Sources

  1. The Select Information Sources dialog box may appear empty when you select it for the first time. This is because Information Sources have not been enabled in the application. Using IFS Solution Manager's Information Sources window, Information Sources can be enabled provided you are an authorized user. For further reference go to http://f1web/f1internal/.