In the General tab, you can define the general custom print information.
- Enter and select values in the following fields:
Note: Required fields are marked with an asterisk (*), or a star.
- Name
Enter a unique name for the custom print, up to 50 characters (use alphanumeric characters, non-ASCII characters, or spaces).
- Description
(Optional) Enter a brief description about the custom print up to 250 characters (use non-ASCII characters)
- Data Source
Select one of the values from the drop-down list. The list contains all the design objects that support custom print, such as BP names, Space attribute names, CM attribute names, and so forth.
- Data Model Type
This is pre-populated read-only field, based on the selected custom print type. The values, based on the option selected at the time of creating the custom print, can be one of the following:
Internal
External
Internal Multiple
External Multiple
Internal or External
- Name
- Click Apply to continue.
When you click Apply, Unifier processes the information that you have provided and prepares the custom print for publication. As a result of this process, two additional tabs are added to the Custom Print window that require your input:
- Template File tab
The Template File tab allows you to upload:
- Multiple templates for the custom print (RTF, PDF, Excel, eText)
- Data model (.XDM) file (for print with external data model)
- Sample Data tab
The Sample Data tab allows you to generate the sample XML, which you can use to create layouts for the custom print. In the case of an external data model-based report, the report must have been published to the BI Publisher server at least once before the sample XML data can be generated.
See the following topics for details: