Importing Source Data

When you have everything you want, click Import at the bottom of the tables list. This time, Birst extracts all the data that matches the criteria you set up.

The progress bar displays at the bottom left, and a success message appears in the upper right when it is done.

Your data is now in Birst and ready to prepare for reporting. You can create multiple prepared sources from the "raw" or extracted sources that you just created with the Modeler Connect. This is an efficient way to manage your reports, especially when you have different uses for the same tables.

The next step is to prepare the data using the Modeler Prepare. Keep in mind, you can also join tables using the Modeler Prepare where many users may find the User Interface easier to create those query objects using prepared sources.

Modeler Prepare lists all your tables and has a work area for preparing sources.