Components that plug into a template or an ESM come in two formats:
Components saved into an Interactive Reporting Studio document (Sections that constitute the component are selected in the Dashboard Studio Merge Utility)
Each component saved into individual Interactive Reporting Studio documents (These documents are merged using the Dashboard Studio Merge Utility)
This procedure refers to creating a plug-and-play component at a high-level. The instructions are directed at programmers.
To create and test a plug-and-play component:
Use Dashboard Studio and Interactive Reporting Studio to create and test the application.
From the ESM, revert to template status, and test creating an application from the template.
When the template functions correctly, place it under configuration management.
In this high-level example, configuration management refers to saving the template into a repository, and applying the associated repository functions.
Copy and name the template.
For example, componentname_component_xxxx.bqy (where xxxx is the release number).
Open and delete all sections, except those that constitute the component.
Save the component.