Preview an Extract

Previewing the extract definition lets you to verify the output structure of a sample data set by providing specific parameter values for defined parameters, if any. After validating the Extract definition, preview the Extract design before submitting it.

  1. Open the extract that you want to preview and go to the Preview tab.
    Note: Preview option is available only for user-defined extracts. It isn’t available for predefined extract definitions.
  2. Enter the values in the Parameters section. To gather more diagnostics of the extracts run, run the Extracts with Debug set to Yes under the Diagnostics section.
  3. Enter a value in the Threading Object ID field to extract data for a specific threading database item defined for the Extract. Leaving the Threading Object ID field blank extracts random sample data.
    Note: Threading Object ID appears only for extracts for which threading database item is defined.
    Note: It is recommended to define extracts with threading database item for improved efficiency.
  4. Click Preview to start the preview process.
    Note: Preview button is enabled only after you validate your extract definition.
  5. Click Download to download the sample XML output generated to build your BI Publisher templates. It also downloads the log file that you can use for troubleshooting.