The Properties tab allows designers to set various properties of the data source.
In the General Properties section there are four properties, including the name of the
data source and an optional description. The Person Responsible text box is required
and should be the person creating the data source, which is the value that is filled
in by default. In theory this could be changed to another authorized user but it is
typically left as the person creating the data source. Finally, the Display Folder text
box sets an optional display folder and is a repeat of the text box shown when the
data source was first created.
Next is a section entitled Custom Properties. This is useful if corporate standards
require the tracking of certain information that is not already provided, such as the
Figure 5-5 This is the data source connecting to the Adventure Works cube in the
Adventure Works DW database on a server named PerfPointServer.
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email address of the person creating the data source. When the New Property button
is clicked, a dialog box appears showing that property can have one of four data
types: Text, Decimal, Date, or Hyperlink. Each custom property is given a name,
one of the four data types, and a value. A custom property can also have an optional
description.
At the bottom of the page is a Permissions area that allows the data source author
to set those that have permission to read data through the data source and those that
have the authority to edit the data source.
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