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Adding a data source

The first thing to do when creating a new report is to indicated the source of the data it will display.

Warning

You can only add ONE data source to a report.

To do so :

  • Click New Item
  • Click New Data Source ....
    The Select Type of Connection modal opens. It displays the entity views that can be used as the data source for the report. Connections
  • Select the desired entity view. The New Connection modal opens. You can customize the name and alias of the connection if needed. ConnectionString
  • Click OK.
    The Select Data modal opens. Here you can select entity view properties that the report will be able to display.
    ConnectionString
  • Select the entity views or just some of their proproperties as needed
  • Click OK

Once the datasource is in place, you can control how Neos Studio retrieves data for preview and portability exports. For that workflow, see Configure preview and export in the report designer.