Edit Hierarchical Data Source dialog

This dialog appears when you right-click a hierarchical data source and select Edit Hierarchical from the shortcut menu in the Catalog Browser. It helps you to edit an HDS in a catalog.


When the HDS you are to edit is a general HDS, this dialog displays as follows.

Class Name

Specifies the name of the entrance class that implements the HDS APIs. The class should be in the class path in the system environment.

Parameter

Specifies the parameter string that is required by the class, if any. The parameter string must match the format defined in the HDS class.

Structure

Shows the structure of the hierarchical data source.

Columns

Specifies the column settings.

Load Tree

Parses and loads data tree from the external data source file. The structure is shown in the Structure box after you click this button.

OK

Applies all changes here and close the dialog.

Cancel

Does not retain changes and closes the dialog.

Help

Displays this help document.


When the HDS you are to edit is an XML HDS, this dialog displays as follows.

XML URI

Specifies the location of the external XML format data source. Can be a local path or a web url. Click Browse to find the file on the local disk.

XSD URI

Specifies the location of the schema file for the XML format data source. Can be a local path or a web url. Click Browse to find the file on the local disk.

Root Name

Indicates the HDS root, starting from which JReport Designer imports the data.

Structure

Shows the structure of the hierarchical data source.

Columns

Specifies the column settings.

Load Tree

Parses and loads data tree from the external data source file. The structure is shown in the Structure box after you click this button.

OK

Applies all changes here and closes the dialog.

Cancel

Does not retain changes and closes the dialog.

Help

Displays this help document.