Resources
In Resources in Configuration Studio you can upload Resources, i.e. File resources and Connectors, to Corporater BMP. E.g. you can upload your company logo as an image file or a document containing supporting information, or you can upload SQL, MDX, or Hyperion resources to use in Transformer projects.
It is also possible to add SQL resources, MDX Resources, JAPI Resources, and URI Resources in the Default model in Property management, to create preconfigured resources that will be available in Resources and Transformer.
Objects in Resources will be available for use in all models in Corporater BMP, such as Transformer, and Scorecard functionality can refer to objects in Resources.
The following types of resources are available:
How to use Resources in Configuration Studio
Resources can be found in the View menu, under Common in the Window menu or in the Tool bar. It is also integrated in the Transformer Design view.
Resources are stored in Categories, so you must create at least one category before you can add resources. To create a new Category right click in the model and choose Add -> Category.
Category properties
General
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Name - the name "Category" is generated automatically but it may be changed
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Description - an optional text describing the category
Audit
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Modified by - the name of the last user to make changes to the object.
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Last modified - the date and time when the object was last changed.
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Created by - the name of the user who created the object.
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Created - the date and time when the object was created.
Advanced
ID
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ID - a unique ID for the object.
By
default, Corporater BMP assigns consecutive numbers to new objects. You can change the ID to a value of choice that can include either letters or letter and number combinations.
The ID mustn't contain only numbers, include special characters such as ) ( . * } { + < > [ ], or match the name of a default object type in Corporater BMP.
Access control
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Read accessors - click the Edit button (
) and authorize one or more users and user groups to view the object on Web. -
Add accessors - click the Edit button(
) and authorize one or more users and user groups to add new objects to the object on Web. -
Write accessors - click the Edit button(
) and authorize one or more users and user groups to edit the object on Web. -
Delete accessors - click the Edit button(
) and authorize one or more users and user groups to delete the object on Web. -
Ownership - click the Edit button (
) and grant ownership of the object to one or more users and user groups. Users and user groups who own the object have full access rights to it.
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Override access profile - select for the object's access control setting to outrank the object's corresponding access settings in profiles.
Adding Resources in Configuration Studio
To add a Resource, right click the category you want to store it in and choose Add -> Resource and the type of resource you want to add.
When you configure Connector objects and Query objects, give them names and descriptions that will be helpful those configuring KPIs, e.g. "Financial database"
as Connector and "Budget 2013" as Query.
Connectors
Connectors are objects that contain information that is used to retrieve data from external systems such as databases or data warehouses. They can e.g. be used in Transformer runs or directly in KPIs, i.e. a KPI can retrieve data from an external database via a connector instead of from the BMP node system.
A connector consists of two object types: the connector object itself and one or more query objects. Connector objects contain general information that is used to connect to a given server, such as server address, user name, password, etc. Query objects contain the actual query for retrieving data. A connector can have one or more query objects. See relevant sections under Transformer and Query table for more information.
A KPI that is to use a connector will refer to the Query object and not to the Connector object. This is to simplify definition and configuration of KPIs, since that is not necessarily done by people with knowledge of the query languages.
