Content connections

Administrators register access to report catalogs in the product through content connections.

As content providers, Administration Service, Application Studio Service, Modeling Service and Dashboard Navigation Plugin Content Provider are supported. Content connections must be configured correctly before you can access any content in the product. Dashboards that are based on content connections do not work if the content connections are removed.

You can create, edit, and delete content connections. Additionally, you can change the order in which the content connections are displayed on the side menu.

Note:

To administer content connections, you must have these permissions:

Project permission Edit to manage dashboard catalogs.
Dashboard permission Administer to change the settings of dashboard catalogs.

See the EPM Administration section for detailed information on how to configure dashboard permissions and roles.

Content Connections dialog box

The Content Connections dialog box shows this information that is common to all types of supported content connections:

Name

Specify the name of a content connection that is shown on the side menu.

Unique Name

Specify the unique name of a content connection that uniquely identifies the content connection.

Description

Provide the description of a content connection.

Connection mode

Select one of these options:

On Demand (default)
Automatic, at sign-in

If you select Automatic, at sign-in the content connection is established automatically and there is no delay in establishing connection after sign-in.

Visible

Select this option to hide the content connection from the side menu. By default, the content connections are visible on the side menu.

Authentication

Use Existing Connection option to authenticate.

Application Studio WebServices

If you connect to a dashboard server 11.0 or earlier versions, the Application Studio WebServices content connection might be available. Note that you cannot create new or edit existing content connections of this type.

The Content Connections dialog box for Application Studio WebServices shows these additional fields:

URL: View the web address of the Application Studio WebServices.
Repository: View the repository that contains the project and report catalog data.
Project: View the project that contains the report catalog to access.
Report Catalog: View the report catalog that contains the content to work with.

Application Studio Service

The Content Connections dialog box for Application Studio Service shows this additional field:

Points to Application: Select the Application that the content connection points to.