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Dynamic Connection Profiles [message #264671]

Wed, 16 January 2008 12:29

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: tom.eiswind.de

HI I just had a look at the dynamic profiles. But I seem to go all
wrong. When I export a datasource profile and change the connection
properties in the file the data source explorer recognizes it but the
data source based on it isnt changed.
any hints ?

Re: Dynamic Connection Profiles [message #264678 is a reply to message #264671]

Wed, 16 January 2008 13:38

Eclipse User

Hi Thomas,

What version of BIRT are you using? In my simple testing with BIRT
2.2.0, mine worked. I exported my connection profile to a file (not
encrytped), and then used that connection profile for my BIRT data
source. When I change the database URL in the text file, the next run
of the report uses the new data. I did not try to change anything else,
like the driver, username or password.

Virgil
http://www.birt-exchange.com

Thomas wrote:
> HI I just had a look at the dynamic profiles. But I seem to go all
> wrong. When I export a datasource profile and change the connection
> properties in the file the data source explorer recognizes it but the
> data source based on it isnt changed.
> any hints ?

Re: Dynamic Connection Profiles [message #264682 is a reply to message #264671]

Wed, 16 January 2008 14:00

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: tom.eiswind.de

Ok got it working now. But the absolute Path to the profile store sucks,
how will I deploy that to a production machine ?

Is there a way to give a relative path ?

I have spring starting jetty starting birt runtime. An http URL would be
great.

Thomas schrieb:
> HI I just had a look at the dynamic profiles. But I seem to go all
> wrong. When I export a datasource profile and change the connection
> properties in the file the data source explorer recognizes it but the
> data source based on it isnt changed.
> any hints ?

Re: Dynamic Connection Profiles [message #264700 is a reply to message #264682]

Wed, 16 January 2008 15:07

Eclipse User

Hi again Thomas,

I could not get a URL to work, however, you can have more control in the
property binding tab. There you can control the location of the
connection profile with an expression. I created a simple example to
try this out that uses a parameter to control the location of the
connection profile. I uploaded it to
http://www.birt-exchange.com/modules/wfdownloads/singlefile. php?cid=2&lid=251

I put a simple readme.txt in there with a few steps to use the example.
Let me know if a step is missing since I haven't tested it on another
machine.

Virgil
http://www.birt-exchange.com

Thomas wrote:
> Ok got it working now. But the absolute Path to the profile store sucks,
> how will I deploy that to a production machine ?
>
> Is there a way to give a relative path ?
>
> I have spring starting jetty starting birt runtime. An http URL would be
> great.
>
> Thomas schrieb:
>> HI I just had a look at the dynamic profiles. But I seem to go all
>> wrong. When I export a datasource profile and change the connection
>> properties in the file the data source explorer recognizes it but the
>> data source based on it isnt changed.
>> any hints ?
>

Re: Dynamic Connection Profiles [message #264738 is a reply to message #264700]

Thu, 17 January 2008 02:23

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: tom.eiswind.de

I filed an enhancement request on this.
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=215623

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