| Connecting to an information object |
Information objects are stored locally or in an Actuate BIRT iHub 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 iHub, you must have a user account on an iHub 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 iHub and the name of the iHub volume that contains the information object
Your login credentials
Contact the iHub administrator for this information.
How to connect to an information object
1 In Data Explorer, right-click Data Sources, then choose New Data Source.
2 In New Data Source, specify the following information:
1 Select Actuate Information Object Data Source from the list of data source types, as shown in
Figure 4‑1.
2 In Data Source Name, type a name for the data source.
Figure 4‑1 Selecting information object as a data source type
3 Choose Next.
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 iHub 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 iHub volume on which the information object is stored:
1 In Server URI, type the URL to the iHub, using the following syntax:
http://<server name>:<port>
The following is an example of a URL:
http://Athena:8700
2 In Volume, type the name of the iHub volume that contains the information object.
3 In User Name, type the user name required to log in to the volume.
4 In Password, type the password required to log in to the volume.
5 In Use logged in user credentials on iHub, select Yes or No.
Select Yes to use the credentials of the user specified at login when the report is run on iHub. This option enables other users to run and view the report.
Select No to use the iHub URI, volume, user name, and password specified in the report design when the report is run on iHub. This option restricts access to the report.
Figure 4‑2 shows an example of connection information specified for an information object data source that uses information objects published in an iHub volume.
Figure 4‑2 Information to connect to an information object in an iHub volume
5 Choose Finish.
The data source appears under Data Sources in Data Explorer.
