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Exporting and Uploading a BOM XML File

You can upload a BOM file from one or more selected builds of a selected project. The BOM file is exported from project and build data.
Note: Only BOMs exported using this tool can be used with reports. The XML files from the .bomexport command cannot be used for reporting.

To export and upload a BOM XML file:

  1. Run a project that exports a BOM file.
  2. Click on the Datasource selection in the navigator on the left.
  3. Select Use BOM data, then specify the data to use:
    • Name of exported file: enter the file name to use.
    • Project: select a project from the list. Your selection drives the choices in the next step. .
    • Select builds to report on: click to select a build. Ctrl-click to select multiple builds.
    • Choose a destination: click a folder in Public or My XML Files.
  4. Choose whether to configure a data source from the XML file immediately:
    • 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 Reports 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.