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The Data Source is the source of the information that is to be used in the report's tables and charts. The source can comprise one or more projects. The data source on which the report is based is displayed in the Data Source toolbox (go to Toolboxes Overview for more information).
Factor scores for the responses used in a factor analysis can be created and added as variables in the Data Source toolbox. These scores can be used for reporting in aggregate tables and in linear regression. The scores are numerical, and are recalculated when the project Reportal BitStream files are updated. Note that any additional new responses that satisfy the selection criteria will be given factor scores.
Note: This is only relevant for users holding a Forsta Authoring license. Users with access only to Forsta Reportal Designer do not have the access permission necessary to set up and edit data sources.
Note: The articles on this subject are only relevant for users holding a Forsta Authoring license. Users with access only to Forsta Reportal Designer do not have the access permission necessary to set up and edit data sources.
Note: The "complete" data source can be fairly complicated. Reportal therefore allows you to elect to display this in Simplified mode. This mode hides all survey logic but retains the questions, folders etc. allowing you to concentrate on the important parts of the data source. To activate the Simplified mode, right-click on the data source (the top item in the Data Source toolbox) and select Simplified View. When this view is selected, the text (simplified) is displayed in the Data Source toolbox header. To see the full Data Source, right-click on the data source and select Simplified View again to deselect.
Project ID
If you have built report pages that include tables where variables from a project in the Data Source are used, and that project is removed from the data source, the tables will fail because the variables required to generate them will be missing. An error message will be displayed, stating that a project in the data source with a specific internal ID is missing. If you want to reintroduce the project, you can add it in the data source. To recreate the links between the variables and projects, you must right click the project in the Data Source, and specify the ID.