Edit Summary dialog: General tab

Use this dialog to enter a name and description for a summary folder. For summary folders based on materialized views or summary tables, you can also configure when to build the summary folder. For example, you might want to build a summary folder immediately.

This dialog is also displayed as:

Summary Wizard: Step 5 dialog (name summary folder)
Summary Wizard: Step 6 dialog (name summary folder)
Summary Wizard: Step 7 dialog (name summary folder)

For more information, see:

"About folders and summary folders in Discoverer"

"What is manual summary folder creation?"


For summary folders based on summary tables or materialized views

Here you can name a summary folder and schedule its build times.

Provide a name and description for this summary folder

Name

Use this field to enter a name for the summary folder. Discoverer Administrator creates a default name for you that you can use.

Description

(optional) Use this field to enter additional information about the summary folder.

When would you like to build this summary folder?

  • Build immediately

    Use this option if you have smaller summary folders, or if you want to build the summary folder immediately.

  • Build at (Date, Time)

    Use this option if you have larger summary folders that are best built at off-peak hours. Enter the time and date you want to build the summary folder.


For summary folders based on external summary tables

Here you can name the summary folder and provide a description.

Provide a name and description for this summary folder

Name

Use this field to enter a name for the summary folder. Discoverer Administrator creates a default name for you that you can use.

Description

(optional) Use this field to enter additional information about the summary folder.