Creating an Interactive or Classic Report Using a REST Enabled SQL Reference

Create a classic or interactive report on a remote database using a REST Enabled SQL reference.

The following example demonstrates how to create interactive report based on a table using a REST Enabled SQL reference. The procedure for creating a classic report is similar.

Tip:

Before creating a report using a using a REST Enabled SQL reference, you must complete the tasks described in "Before You Begin: REST Enabled SQL Service Requirements" and create the reference as described in "Creating a REST Enabled SQL Service Reference."

To create an interactive report using REST Enabled SQL reference:

1. Create a REST Enabled SQL reference.
2. On the Workspace home page, click the App Builder icon.
3. Select the application.
4. Click Create Page.
5. On Create a Page:
   1. User Interface - Select a user interface for the page (optional).
      This attribute only displays for applications using older themes and for which Desktop and Mobile User Interfaces have been defined.
   2. Page Type - Select Component and then Report.
6. On Create Page, select Interactive Report.

   Tip:

   To create a Classic report, select Classic Report instead.

7. For Page Attributes:
   1. Page Number - Enter a page number. If you identify a new page number, the wizard creates a new page. If you identify an existing page number, the wizard adds the component to that page.
   2. Page Name - Specify a name for the page.
   3. Page Mode - Identify the page mode.
   4. Breadcrumb - Select whether you want to use a breadcrumb navigation control on your page, and which breadcrumb navigation control you want to use.
   5. Click Next.
8. For Navigation Preference:
   1. Select how you want this page integrated into the Navigation Menu. To learn more, see field-level Help.
   2. Click Next.
9. On Report Source:
   1. Data Source - Select REST Enabled SQL Service.
   2. REST Enabled SQL Service - Select a previously defined reference.
   3. Source Type - Specify the source of the new page. Reports can be based on tables or SQL queries. Select either Table or SQL Query. In the illustration that follows, the Source Type is Table.
   4. Table/View Owner - Select the owner of the table on which you are building a report.
   5. Table/View Name - Select the table on which you are building a report.
   6. Select Columns - Select one or more columns to be included in the region. Selected columns will display in the report.

   For example, the next illustration shows a Report Source which uses a REST Enabled SQL Service called Example REST Enabled SQL Service Reference, which includes all columns in the EMP table.

   
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10. Click Create.
    Page Designer appears.
11. Click Save and Run Page to view the report.