Operation Manual
BusinessObjects Enterprise Repository
Modifying objects in the repository
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Tip: If the BusinessObjects Enterprise Explorer doesn’t open immediately,
double-click Make New Connection.
3. In the BusinessObjects Enterprise Explorer, expand folders until you find
the command you want to add, and then click Open.
You’ll see your command in the Available Data Sources area of the Database
Expert. When the command is in this area, you can added it to your report as
you would add any other data source. For more information, see “Selecting
the data source” on page 94.
Adding a list of values to a parameter
1. In the Field Explorer, select Parameter Fields and click New.
2. In the List of Values area, click Dynamic.
3. Click Existing and choose a repository list of values from the tree view
that appears.
Note: If the list is empty (you cannot connect to a repository, or your report
does not contain an existing list of values), this option is not available.
Modifying objects in the repository
You can modify repository objects by disconnecting them, changing them in a
report, and adding them back to the repository. As well, you can rename
objects and move them to different folders directly in the repository.
Be aware that when you modify an object and add it back to the repository,
your changes affect all those who use that same repository: a renamed object
is renamed for all users, and reports that contain the modified object may be
updated upon opening them in the Report Designer.
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To modify a repository object
Note: This procedure shows you how to modify and update a text object in
the repository. Custom functions and commands are modified and updated in
their respective user interfaces; in each case, you must first disconnect the
custom function or command from the repository, make the modifications, and
then add the custom function or command back to the repository.
1. From the Repository Explorer, drag any text object into a report.
2. Right-click the text object in the report and select Disconnect from
Repository from the shortcut menu.
3. Double-click the text object and modify its text.