Attachments
In Repository, attachments are stored on project level. Currently, the only supported storage system for attachments is Repository itself. The storage system is represented by a storage alias that includes the required information to access an attachment in a storage system. Repository also stores attachment metadata that binds the unique name of an attachment with a storage alias and an attachment reference to an OLAP cell that refers to the attachment.
In Repository, each project has an node. Other Infor BI applications such as Application Studio can use attachments that are stored on project level and perform actions on them when they access a repository database.
To administer these project-specific attachments, select under the project tree: You can view, import, export, delete, and replace attachments.
In the attachments work space, a list of the existing attachments within the current project is shown. For each attachment, this information is shown:
- File Name: Shows the file name of the attachment and the file extension.
- Unique Name: Shows the unique name of the attachment. The unique name is an unique identifier of the attachment within the project that cannot be changed. The unique name is used by other applications such as OLAP to refer to the attachment.
- Size: Shows the file size of the attachment in bytes.
- Open Link: Shows a browse button linked to the attached file that you can use to open the attachment itself and to store the attachment in the file system. When you click the button, a Save As dialog opens to specify where the attachment should be saved. If available, the original file name is offered as the target file name. If not, the unique name is used without extension.
- Relative Path: Shows the internal address to the physical file of the attachment in the repository.
You can sort the list of attachments by the File Name, Unique Name, Size, and Relative Path columns.
To view the properties of an attachment, select it in the work space and click on the toolbar. The Properties dialog opens that shows the available properties of the attachment:
To delete attachments, select them from the list and click on the toolbar. Attachments are deleted from the repository (storage system) and if successful, their metadata are deleted from the repository as well. In case of a failure, an error message is shown.
To replace an attachment by another file, select it in the list and click on the toolbar. A dialog opens, where you select the new file that replaces the existing attachment. The properties of the attachment are updated in the repository (storage system) as well as in the attachment's metadata.
To import an attachment, click on the toolbar. The Import Attachments dialog opens, where you select an attachment file that must be saved in the project:
To export attachments, select them in the list and click . The Export Attachments dialog opens, where you select the export mode and the attachments to export: