BuildForge Help

Uploading a New XML File as a Data Source

To upload an existing XML file:

  1. Click on the Datasource selection in the navigator on the left.
  2. Select Upload a new XML File.
  3. Click Browse to choose the file to upload. You can also type it in. If you type in part of a path and click Browse, it starts browsing from that point.
  4. Click the destination where you want to store the XML: Public or My XML Files. Files stored in Public can be accessed by other users logged on to the Management Console.
  5. Choose whether to configure a data source from the XML file immediatly:
    • Click Upload Only if you want only to upload the file.
    • Click Configure to configure a data source from the XML file now.

If you choose to configure a data source now, do the following in the Configure a new Data Source panel:

  1. Datasource Name: type a name for the data source.
  2. Select elements from the XML file to use as data in the data source. Select an element, then click > to move it to the table on the right. Click < to move elements out of the table.
  3. Configure data fields in the data source. For each row, enter a name for each Column and select its data Type.
  4. Click Done.

The data source is saved. You can access it to create a report in the Quick Report Wizard at the Fields step. When you choose a report type, it appears in the list under the Custom heading. Standard reports appear first in the list, under the Build Forge heading.