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1.4 Step 2: Configuring the analysis1.4.1 Visible data files and itemsBy default, all the data files and all their items can be handled in Reports & Queries. The end users can usethis data in his custom reports and queries.To limit the data that can be handed in Reports & Queries (if your application contains sensitive data forexample), the WinDev analysis must be modified: all you have to do is make the data files and/or the items"invisible" in Reports & Queries.Note: The reports and the queries created from WinDev and based on invisible data files and/or items can berun and/or modified from Reports & Queries.To define an invisible data file in Reports & Queries:1. In the data model editor of WinDev, select the requested data file.2. Display the description window of the file items ("Description of data file" from the popup menu).3. In the "Info" tab, uncheck "Visible to the end user (Reports & Queries)".4. Validate.Note: All the items found in the data file will automatically become invisible.To define an invisible item in Reports and & Queries:1. In the data model editor of WinDev, select the data file containing the requested item.2. Display the description window of the data file ("Description of items" from the popup menu).3. Select the requested item.4. In the "General" tab, uncheck "Visible to the end user (Reports & Queries)".5. Validate.Note: ..VisibleEndUser can also be used to find out and modify the visibility of an item in Reports & QueriesCaution: To take into account the modifications performed in the WinDev analysis, you must generate theWinDev analysis ("Generation" option on the "Analysis" pane).1.4.2 Translating the names of data files and itemsBy default, when the data files and the items are handled by the end user when creating a report or a query,all the names used correspond to the ones defined by the developer in the analysis (and not in the languageof the user). You have the ability to propose a translation for the following elements in the WinDev analysis:• Name of the data file,• Caption of the data file,•Name of the item,• Caption of the item.Note: If your project must be translated, don’t forget to translate this information. This information is automaticallychecked out and checked in by WDMSG.To define the multilingual parameters of a data file in Reports & Queries:1. In the data model editor of WinDev, select the requested data file.2. Display the description window of the file items ("Description of items" from the popup menu).3. In the "Reports & Queries" tab, specify the name of the data file and its caption in the different languagessupported by the analysis.Note: The name used must not correspond to the name of a data file already found in the analysis.4. Validate.228Part 3: Reports and Queries