Linking Components by Query

To create a document you are required to specify:

Data source—Provides data values
Data object—Displays these values
Query—Gets data values from the data source and returns them to the data object.

To set properties customizing these elements:

Database Connection Properties indicate the type of data source, logon credentials, database applications, dimension formatting and drill-through properties.
Each data object can be set to a display types that features formatting options.
Queries can be explicit, requesting information on dimension members, or dynamic, requesting information about dimension member that satisfies a set of criteria.

In Document Designer, the query definition is referred to as the data source.