The Repository Objects directory contains artifacts that represent repository objects such as, folders, third party content, shortcuts, URLs, Web Analysis documents, presentations, database connections, user preferences, shortcuts, and links, Financial Reporting reports, books, batches, texts, grids, images, row and column templates, and database connections, Interactive Reporting documents, jobs, job outputs, and OCE files, Production Reporting jobs and job outputs, and generic jobs and job outputs.
Table 24. Repository Objects Artifacts
| Artifact | Description | Last Modified Time | Last Modified User | Editable on the File System?[1] | Dependencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Folders | A file containing other files for the purpose of structuring a hierarchy | Yes | Yes | Yes—XML (metadata only) | None |
| Third Party Content | Content that has been imported from an auxiliary product, such as Microsoft Word or Excel | Yes | Yes | Yes—XML[2] | None |
| Shortcuts | Shortcuts to existing repository objects | Yes | Yes | Yes - XML (metadata only) | Corresponding existing repository objects |
| URLs | Web links published as separate objects | Yes | Yes | Yes - XML (metadata only) | None |
| Web Analysis Documents | Documents that display data values returned from the data source in a data object. Multiple data objects of multiple display types can occupy one document. | Yes | Yes | Yes—XML (metadata only) | None |
| Web Analysis Presentations | Collections of Web Analysis Reports | Yes | Yes | Yes - XML (metadata only) | Corresponding Web Analysis Reports |
| Web Analysis Database Connections | Metadata objects for connecting to Web Analysis datasources | Yes | Yes | Yes - XML (metadata only) | None |
| Web Analysis User Preferences | Objects describing Web Analysis-specific user preferences | Yes | Yes | Yes - XML (metadata only) | None |
| Web Analysis Shortcuts | Web Analysis objects pointing to other Web Analysis objects | Yes | Yes | Yes - XML (metadata only) | Corresponding Web Analysis Objects |
| Web Analysis Links | Web Analysis objects linked with other Web Analysis objects | Yes | Yes | Yes - XML (metadata only) | Corresponding Web Analysis Objects |
| Financial Reporting Reports | A Financial Reporting document with predefined behavior or appearance such as text boxes, images, grids and charts | Yes | Yes | Yes—XML (metadata only) | Images |
| Financial Reporting Books | A container that holds a group of similar Financial Reporting documents. Books may specify dimension sections or dimension changes. | Yes | Yes | Yes—XML (metadata only) | Images, any related Financial Reporting Repository Objects |
| Financial Reporting Batches | An accumulation of files that have been organized into a single group for transmitting or printing | Yes | Yes | Yes—XML (metadata only) | Reports, any related Financial Reporting Repository Objects |
| Financial Reporting Texts | Text objects that can be associated with a Financial Reporting report | Yes | Yes | Yes—XML (metadata only) | None |
| Financial Reporting Grids | A report object in which you retrieve data in the rows, columns, and page axes | Yes | Yes | Yes—XML (metadata only) | None |
| Financial Reporting Images | A report object that contains a graphic or an image file | Yes | Yes | Yes—XML (metadata only) | None |
| Financial Reporting Row and Column Templates | A template based on rows and columns in a grid | Yes | Yes | Yes—XML (metadata only) | None |
| Financial Reporting Database Connections[3] | A file that stores definitions and properties used to connect to data sources and enables database references to be portable and widely used | Yes | Yes | Yes—XML (metadata only) | None |
| Interactive Reporting Documents | Files you create and use to retrieve information from a database, analyze the information, and build reports | Yes | Yes | No[4] | OCE files |
| Interactive Reporting Jobs | Similar to documents except jobs can be scheduled while documents work only "on-demand" | Yes | Yes | No | OCE files, Custom Calendars |
| Interactive Reporting Job Outputs | Outputs from Interactive Reporting jobs | Yes | Yes | Yes - XML (metadata only) | Interactive Reporting Jobs |
| OCE files | Interactive Reporting Database Connections | Yes | Yes | Yes - XML (metadata only) | Other OCE files containing connection metadata |
| Production Reporting Jobs | Documents with special properties that can be launched to generate output | Yes | Yes | Yes—XML | DataSources, required files (data files, images, and so on) |
| Production Reporting Job Outputs | Outputs from Production Reporting jobs | Yes | Yes | Yes - XML (metadata only) | Production Reporting Jobs |
| Generic Jobs | Jobs running against Generic Job Factory | Yes | Yes | Yes - XML (metadata only) | Generic Jobs, required files, custom forms |
| Generic Job Outputs | Outputs from Generic jobs | Yes | Yes | Yes - XML (metadata only) | Generic Jobs |
1 For most of the Repository Objects artifacts, only artifact metadata can be edited on the file system (XML file containing respective object metadata). For details, see Editing Individual Reporting and Analysis Artifacts on the File System.
2 Third-party objects must be edited with the appropriate editors. For example, .doc file content can be edited with Microsoft Word (rename the file, edit it, and then rename it back).
4 Though Interactive Reporting documents binary can be edited with Interactive Reporting Client (you would need to rename the file to .bqy, edit it, and rename it back), this is not recommended because the file may become inconsistent with its metadata. It is strongly recommended that you edit Interactive Reporting documents within the product only.