Connecting to an information object
Information objects are stored locally or in an Actuate BIRT iServer volume. To use an information object as a source of data for a report, you specify the location of the information object.
To connect to an information object published in iServer, you must have a user account on an iServer volume with the privileges that are required to access and run the information object. You need the following information to access an information object:
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How to connect to an information object
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In New Actuate Information Object Connection Profile, select one of the options to specify whether to use information objects stored locally or in an iServer volume. If you select Use Local Information objects, choose Finish.
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If you select Use Published Information Objects, provide the following information to connect to the iServer volume on which the information object is stored:
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http://<server name>:<port>
The following is an example of a URL:
http://Athena:8700
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In Password, type the password required to log in to the volume.
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Select Yes to use the credentials of the user specified at login when the report is run on iServer. This option enables other users to run and view the report.
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Select No to use the iServer URI, volume, user name, and password specified in the report design when the report is run on iServer. This option restricts access to the report.
Figure 5-2 shows an example of connection information specified for an information object data source that uses information objects published in an iServer volume.
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The data source appears under Data Sources in Data Explorer.

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