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e-docs > Liquid Data for WebLogic > Administration Guide > Configuring Access to Data Views |
Administration Guide
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Configuring Access to Data Views
Before a BEA Liquid Data for WebLogicTM query can access data in a data view, the data view must be configured as a Liquid Data data source. Data views are derived from stored queries. Only one data view can be created from a stored query. For instructions on how to create data views, see Creating Data Views from Stored Queries.
Once configured according to the instructions in this topic, data views with data source descriptions will show up as data sources available for use in any EJB client, such as the Data View Builder, that connects to this server. For more information, see Using Data Views as Data Sources in Building Queries and Data Views.
The following topics are included:
Creating a Data View Data Source Description
To access a data view as a data source from Liquid Data, you must first create a data source description that tells Liquid Data how to find the data view.
Notes: You must log in with modify access before you can create a data source description. For more information, see Administration Console Security.
There are two ways to create a data view data source description—using the Data View tab on the Liquid Data node, as described in this section, or using the Create Data View link in the server repository, as described in Creating Data Views from Stored Queries.
To create a data source description for a data view:
Logical name of the data view. You can use any meaningful name you want. The only limitation is that the name start with an alphabetic character (a-z or A-Z). The query uses this name to reference the data source. |
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Name of a stored query file in the repository, created either in the Data View Builder or a hand-coded query. Enter the query file name or click Browse Repository to select it. |
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Schema for the query. Enter the schema file name or click Browse Repository to select it. |
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Identifies the target namespace of the schema file. Example: |
Optional but recommended. If used, Schema Root Element Name must also be supplied. |
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dentifies a unique root element in the schema file. Many schemas have only a single root. In cases where there are multiple root elements, only elements under the identified root will available through the data view. For example, the sample schema CustomerOrderReport described in the Liquid Data Getting Started document has only a single root, CustomerOrder. |
Optional but recommended. If used, Namespace URI must also be supplied. |
Note: If security is enabled on your Liquid Data server, you must configure access to this data source description, as described in Configuring Secure Access to Data Source Descriptions. In addition, you can configure access to any data view files in the repository, as described in Configuring Secure Access to Items in the Server Repository.
Summary of Configured Data Sources
The summary table shows a list of configured data sources of a particular type and a subset of configuration information for quick scanning. From the summary list, you can do the following:
Note: You can also view all data sources from the All Data Sources configuration tab on the Liquid Data node in the Administration Console, as described in Viewing and Accessing All Configured Data Sources.
Modifying a Data View Data Source Description
You can modify an existing data view data source description.
Note: You must log in with modify access before you can modify a data source description. For more information, see Administration Console Security.
To modify an existing data source description for a data view:
Removing a Data View Data Source Description
You can remove a data source description that you no longer need. Removing a data source description does not remove the actual data view to which it refers. To explicitly remove the data view file from the repository, see Deleting Folders and Files in the Server Repository.
Note: You must log in with modify access before you can remove a data source description. For more information, see Administration Console Security.
To remove a data source description for a data view:
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