Managing projects
After opening a project using BIRT Analytics Loader, the project development page appears. This page contains a top Banner, a Control menu, Feature tabs, and a Work area. The top banner shows the project name and the Help and Logout links.
This page is shown in Figure 2‑6. The Control menu options are described in Table 2‑1 and the Features tabs in Table 2‑2. The Work area is the large open space on the right.
Figure 2‑6 Developing a project
Table 2‑1 describes the control menu item links available to you for managing a project.
Table 2‑1 Control menu icons
Icon
Menu items
Purpose
Close
Closes the current project, after confirmation, and returns to the Projects management window.
Save
Saves the project. To make any change effective, it is necessary to save data by choosing Save.
Run
Executes the load process.
 
Reports
Shows the load process log files.
 
Sharing
Displays the list of Loader users that you have created, showing whom you can share your project with.
The feature tabs contain links to the main project activities described in Table 2‑2.
Table 2‑2 Icons for the feature tabs 
Icon
Label
Purpose
Settings
The tool used to change the configuration parameters of the current project. These parameters are the same as those set in Create new project. You cannot change the project name.
Data
The tool to set up the connections to the data sources and define the mappings to the tables in the target database.
Transform
Tools for defining the data transformation rules.
Post loading
Tool for automating a synchronization process after loading data into the FastDB and clearing the cache. Requires the URL of the ApplicationWS, also known as electronws, server and the required actions.
Data Management
Tools used to browse and explore data in the target database, and create and remove links between data columns in tables.
Admin
Supports administering the FastDB Engine users. An administrator can create a new engine user, change a password, and delete it. You must provide the following information: login name, password, password confirmation, and old password.
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