Previewing data from the Data Source Schemas view

You can view the data from a data source in the Data Source Schemas view as a reference when you are designing your template.

Before you begin

Save the template before previewing the data.

For more information about how user names and passwords are stored, see Security considerations for IBM® Rational® Publishing Engine.

About this task

Procedure

  1. Connect to a data source schema.
  2. In the Data Source Schema view, right-click a schema and select Preview Data. The URI entered for the default URI property is used to retrieve the data. If the default URI property does not have a value entered, you must enter a Root URL in the Data preview window.
  3. Optional: In the Data Preview window, enter or edit the Root URL to a data source query.
  4. Click Preview.
  5. If necessary, enter the credentials to authenticate with the data source including the user name and password and click OK. In the Result field, the data displays in XML format.
  6. Click Save and choose a location to save the data in an XML file.
  7. Click Close.

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