In Interactive Reporting Studio, you use an Interactive Reporting database connection file (.oce) to perform tasks that require you to connect to a database, such as:
The way you select an Interactive Reporting database connection file depends on which edition of Interactive Reporting Studio you are using and the data model orInteractive Reporting database connection file with which you are working.
If a data model is present in the Query section, Interactive Reporting Studio automatically prompts you with the correct Interactive Reporting database connection file when your actions require a database connection.
When you open Interactive Reporting Studio to begin a work session (for example, by downloading a data model from an Interactive Reporting Studio repository, or creating a data model from scratch) you must select the correct Interactive Reporting database connection file for the targeted database.