Chapter 3 Working with an XML model

Data source properties in an XML model

 

To display a data source property sheet, double-click its name or its icon in

 

the Browser tree view.

Data source

The General page of a data source property sheet displays the following

general properties

properties:

 

 

 

 

Property

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name

 

The name of the item which should be clear and meaningful, and

 

 

 

should convey the item's purpose to non-technical users

 

Code

 

The technical name of the item used for generating code or

 

 

 

scripts, which may be abbreviated, and should not generally

 

 

 

include spaces

 

Comment

 

Descriptive label of the data source

 

Model Type

 

Type of model(s) being used as data source

Data source

 

 

 

The Models page of a data source property sheet displays an empty list of

models properties

models. Click the Add Models tool to display a selection dialog box and

 

select models among those opened in the current workspace.

Creating a data source in an XML model

You can create as many data sources as you need in a model. Each data source defines the list of models used as source of data in the current model.

™To create a data source in an XML model:

1 Select ModelData Sources to display the List of Data Sources.

2Click a blank line in the list. or

Click the Add a Row tool.

An arrow appears at the beginning of the line.

3Type a name and a code for the data source.

4Click Apply.

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