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New User Defined Data Source Dialog Box

You can use the New User Defined Data Source dialog box to add a user data source object in the current catalog. This topic describes the options in the dialog box.

Designer displays the New User Defined Data Source dialog box when you right-click a data source node and select New User Defined Data Source from the shortcut menu in the Catalog Manager.

You see the following options in the dialog box:

Name

Specify the name of the UDS. The name cannot be the same as any of the existing stored procedures, imported SQLs, HDSs, business views, or queries. It cannot be empty either.

Class Name

Specify the full name (including package name) of the class represented by the UDS. You should append the jar file containing the class to the ADDCLASSPATH variable in the setenv.bat/setenv.sh file in the <install_root>/bin folder of both Designer and Server.

The class implements

After you fill in the Class Name text box, Designer displays the class name of the interface that the class implements here.

Parameter

Specify the parameter string for the UDS.

Edit Format

Select to open the Edit Parameter Format dialog box to edit the parameter format.

• Name
  This column shows the names of the parameters used in the user data source.
• Format
  This column shows the formats that you specify for the parameters used in the user data source.
• OK
  Select to apply your settings and close the dialog box.
• Cancel
  Select to close the dialog without saving any changes.

Specify Columns

Select to specify the column definitions. If you don't specify the column definitions, Logi Report Engine retrieves them from the result set.

• Name
  This column shows the names of the columns. The name of a column should have the same validation with a common table column. The default names for column definitions are ‘column1', ‘column2', and so on.
• SQLType
  This column shows the data types that you select for the columns. You can use the following types:
  • String
    The corresponding JDBC type is VARCHAR or LONGVARCHAR.
  • java.math.BigDecimal
    The corresponding JDBC type is NUMERIC.
  • boolean
    The corresponding JDBC type is BIT.
  • byte
    The corresponding JDBC type is TINYINT.
  • short
    The corresponding JDBC type is SMALLINT.
  • int
    The corresponding JDBC type is INTEGER.
  • long
    The corresponding JDBC type is BIGINT.
  • float
    The corresponding JDBC type is REAL.
  • double
    The corresponding JDBC type is DOUBLE.
  • java.io.InputStream
    The corresponding JDBC type is VARBINARY or LONGVARBINARY.
  • java.sql.Date
    The corresponding JDBC type is DATE.
  • java.sql.Time
    The corresponding JDBC type is TIME.
  • java.sql.Timestamp
    The corresponding JDBC type is TIMESTAMP.
• Precision/Length/Scale/Radix
  This column shows the default values that you specify for each SQL type. You can select the cell to modify the value.
• Nullable
  This column shows whether the values of the columns can be null. "X" stands for NoNulls, "√" stands for Nullable, and "?" stands for Nullable Unknown.

Add button

Select to add a default row in the column definitions. If you do not select any row, Designer adds an empty row to the last line.

Remove button

Select to delete the specified row.

Move Up button

Select to move the specified row higher in the list.

Move Down button

Select to move the specified row lower in the list.

OK

Select to add the UDS to the catalog and close the dialog box. You cannot add the UDS if there is any error.

Cancel

Select to close the dialog box without saving any changes.

Help

Select to view information about the dialog box.

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