Import Data Source

You can use the existing data source in your current dashboard using the Import Data Source option in the Dashboard Designer.

You can open the import Data Source window using anyone of the following ways.

Click the Data Source menu from the top of the Dashboard Designer and select the Import Data Source... item.

Also you can open the Import Data Source window through keyboard shortcut (Ctrl + Shift + I) or through the Import Data Source icon from the Data Sources container.

When you open the Dashboard Designer for the first time or add a new Dashboard, the following option will show. You can choose Import to open the Import Data Source window.

The Import Data Source window opens as follows.

COMPUTER

Using this option, you can browse the data source file from the local machine. Here, you can import data sources from SYDS/SYDX/SYDW formatted files. When selecting a file, you can get a list of available data sources displayed as in the following.

Select the required data sources to import into your dashboard and click Import.

Now the respective data source(s) will be imported into the DATA SOURCES container as follows.

NOTE

The imported data source will have its original name displayed here if it doesn’t match the data source in the current dashboard. If it matches, the datasources in the current dashboard will be renamed on import.

SERVER

You can import data sources from the Dashboard Server using the following ways. To display the data sources that are present in the server, you should sign in the Dashboard Server account in the Dashboard Designer.

Select the SERVER tab. You will get list of available Data Sources that are present in the Dashboard Server. Choose the data sources and click Import.

Now the respective data source(s) will be imported into the DATA SOURCES container as in the following.

RECENT

You can import recently used data sources in the current dashboard using the following ways.

Select the RECENT tab and choose the data sources you prefer to import and click Import.

Now the respective data source(s) will be imported into the DATA SOURCES container as follows.