HP Storage Essentials Storage Resource Management Report Optimizer Software 6.0 Building Reports Using the Web Intelligence Java Report Panel (August 2008)

Building basic data providers38
Overview
An overview of the query building process appears below:
Using the Data tab
The objects that you can use in a query are contained in a universe. The universe is
displayed on the
Data tab at the left of the Result Objects and Query Filter panes.
Within a universe, objects are organized in folders called classes which are arranged in a
tree view in the Data tab. Each class is attached to the tree by a node. You click the node
alternatively to open the class folder to display its objects or close the class folder to hide
its objects.You navigate through the objects in a universe by expanding and closing
classes.
Opening and closing a class folder
You open a class folder to display its objects. You close a class folder to hide its contents.
Opening a class folder is called expanding a class.
To expand a class:
• Click the + sign next to the class that contains the object that you want to use in a
query.
Or
Double-click a class folder.
The class expands. The objects contained in the class appear in the tree view.
To close a class:
• Click the - sign next to the class that you want to close.
Or
Double-click an open class folder.
What you do to build a query See the section
Navigate the Query Manager to
find the objects that you want to
use in the query.
”Using the Data tab” on page 38
Select and add objects to a query ”Building the query” on page 39
Set the scope of analysis ”Setting the scope of analysis” on
page 40
Set properties for the data
providers
”Defining query properties” on
page 44
Run the query ”Running a simple query” on
page 47