Adding Another Data Source to a Report

A report can use more than one data source.

Note: When creating or editing a datasource based on a professional panel, only one professional panel can be in the datasource, and the panel must have one or more BitStream variants (go to General for more information).

To add a data source to a report:

1. Open the report in Reportal.
2. Go to the Report > Edit > Edit Data Source menu command.

The Edit Data Source page opens.

3. In the list of available data sources, select the source you wish to add to the report, then click Add.

The selected source is added to the Data Source Tree.

4. Return to the Home menu command to open the Welcome page and Recent Reports list, then re-open the report you wish to work with.

In the Data Source toolbox, the first row is now Select Root. While building your tables, click the down-arrow beside the field and select the source you wish to use . Remember to check the Override Other Projects boxes in the variables’ Properties pages (go to Override Other Projects for more information).

Figure 1 - Selecting the data source to be used

To remove a data source, repeat steps 1 and 2, then right-click on the data source you wish to remove, select Delete, and confirm the deletion.