Business Views Page
The Business Views page enables you to create and manage business views.
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| See also | Creating and Managing Business Views |
, then select Customize. The Project Customization page opens.
Business Views Page Common Elements
User interface elements are described below:
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Saves changes made in the Business Views page. |
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Opens the New View dialog box. Enter the following information:
Click OK. The view is added to the Views tree. |
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Duplicates the selected view. The duplicated view is added to the Views tree. |
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Deletes the selected view. Note: You will no longer be able to view reports or graphs based on the deleted view. |
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Validates all views. |
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Opens the Save As dialog box, enabling you to save the selected view as an .xml file. Tip: To select multiple views, press the Ctrl key and select the desired views. |
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Opens the Open dialog box enabling you to import views. Note: By default, imported views are not valid. |
| Views tree |
Displays pre-defined as well as user-defined views. The icon next to the view's name indicates the view's status.
Note: Views are listed alphabetically according to their labels. Place the cursor over the label to view a tooltip displaying the view's technical name. |
The view is not valid.Query Designer tabThis tab enables you to customize business views.
User interface details are described below (unlabeled elements are shown in angle brackets):
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Determines the view of the Query Designer tab. Click the arrow to select the desired view:
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Opens the Model pane on the right of the tab, enabling you to select project entities to add to a view. For more information, see Model pane. |
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Opens the Add Related Entity dialog box, enabling you to define joins between selected entities. For user interface details, see Add Related Entity Dialog Box. |
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Opens the Query Results pane at the bottom of the tab. For more information, see Query Results pane. |
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Validates the selected view. The following checks are performed:
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Defines whether the selected view is available for use in reporting.
Note:
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Opens the SQL Query dialog box which displays the SQL query which is run against the database server. Invalid views. The Messages tab displays details about problems with the view. Place the cursor over the message text to view a tooltip displaying the full message. |
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Displays a <Project entity> dialog box for every entity that has been added to the view, as well as defined relationships between entities.
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| <project entity> dialog box |
Appears in the Main pane after you add a project entity to the view. The dialog box displays all available fields within the entity. Use the checkboxes to select fields to add to the view. Default: All fields all included in the view. The checkboxes appear unchecked. |
| Model pane |
Displays available project entities. To add an entity to the view, select it and click the Add button Note: Entities are listed alphabetically according to their Labels, with their technical names in brackets. |
| <selected fields grid> |
Enables you to define filter criteria for entity fields. To add a field to the grid, in the <project entity> dialog box in the Main pane, use the checkboxes to select the desired fields. Tip: You can use the Alias column to change a field's label. Note: You cannot change a label for a field in a sub-entity. |
| DQL Query Builder |
Displays the business view query. The query updates automatically as you add entities and define relationships. You can create and edit a view by entering the query directly in the DQL Query Builder. For more information about working with DQL, see Working with DQL. |
| Query Results pane |
Appears when you click Preview on the Query Designer tab toolbar. Displays the following information:
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. Alternatively, you can add entities by dragging them to the Main pane.Details Tab
This tab enables you to view or edit the selected view's details.
User interface details are described below:
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| Label |
The name of the view which is used for identification purposes only. For example, in the Views tree, and when selecting views in the Analysis View module, views are listed according to their labels. Tip: You can change the label in the selected fields grid. For more information, see <selected fields grid>. |
| Technical name |
The name of the view which is used as part of the DQL query. Note: The technical name cannot contain spaces. |
| Description tab | A description of the view. Click in the text box to display a toolbar for formatting and spell checking the text. |
Query Messages Tab
This tab enables you to view messages detailing problems with the view.
User interface details are described below:
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| Message Severity |
The severity of the error. Note: Business views with warning messages can be published. Business views with errors cannot be published. Some business views with warning messages can cause the business view reports not to be generated. For example, a business view created with duplicate fields or aliases generates a warning message, but no report is generated from this business view. |
| Message Text |
The full error message. |
