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:
The URL to the iServer and the name of the iServer volume that contains the information object
1 Select Actuate Information Object Data Source from the list of data source types, as shown in Figure 5-1.
3 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.
4 If you select Use Published Information Objects, provide the following information to connect to the iServer volume on which the information object is stored:
2 In Volume, type the name of the iServer volume that contains the information object.
4 In Password, type the password required to log in to the volume.
5 In Use logged in user credentials on iServer, select Yes or No.
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.
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.
Figure 5-2
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