To upload an existing XML file:
- Click on the Datasource selection in the navigator
on the left.
- Select Upload a new XML File.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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:
- Datasource Name: type a name for the data source.
- 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.
- Configure data fields in the data source. For each row, enter a name for
each Column and select its data Type.
- 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.