Running the Pronto Xi package and field tools

These tools are available from Business Intelligence version 700.3.

When designing reports and dashboards using pxiPronto Xi Business Intelligence packages you might need to identify a field's reporting packageA subset of data objects for a project. It is typically a sub-set of a model (or can be the entire model) and is specifically created for publishing to the Pronto Xi Business Intelligence server. Packages provide data, modelled simply for end-users, for creating reports, analyses, and ad hoc queries. Within Pronto Xi Business Intelligence we have two distinct types of packages, with different content and purpose: Reporting packages Analytics packages and namespaceNamespaces uniquely identify query items, query subjects, and so on. You import different databases into separate namespaces to avoid duplicate names. or see all the information about a specific package.

To meet these needs, the following two reports are available in the Team content > Tools > Package Information directory.

• Package List report

  For a selected package, you can view the package version, namespace, and every query subject, query item, and query item cross reference.

• Package Field Finder

  You can use this reportA set of data deliberately laid out to communicate business information. Depending on the context, 'report' may refer to report specification or report output. Report (more precisely, report specification) is the generic term for the objects created or edited in Cognos Analytics. Pronto Xi Business Intelligence offers a suite of standard reports. to identify a field's reporting package and namespace.