[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 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/.