Getting Started with InfoSphere Data Architect

110 Getting started with InfoSphere Data Architect
b. If it is not already selected, select the Built-in radio button, then click Browse. The Select
Built-In Report window opens.
c. Expand the Physical Data Model Reports node, then select Physical Data Model Report.
Click OK to add the report to the configuration.
d. In the Report Data section, in the Data Sources field, select the Data Source option., then
click the Add button. The Load Resource window opens.
e. Click the Browse Workspace button, then expand the University Info System node and select
the STUDENT_INFO_SYSTEM.dbm physical data model. Click OK.
f. Click OK to add the physical data model to the report configuration.
g. Click the Workspace button to specify a location to save the report. The Select Report Output
Location window opens.
h. In the File name field, specify SDT_Info_Sys_Rpt, then click OK.
4. Click Report to generate the report.
The report is generated and opens in your default browser. As you can see, it's a somewhat generic
report, and it contains all of the information about your physical data model.
IBM InfoSphere Data Architect also allows you to customize your report designs, making it even easier for
you and your teams to make sense of the data model. Let's create a new report configuration to
showcase important information about the columns in your physical data model.
Before you create the report configuration, you will set up the workbench environment to design the
report. You will work in the Report Design perspective to create a report that displays the information
about the physical data model in a report that you can then share with other members of your team. This
report is useful to analyze the structure of the data model and place it in a more visual, understandable
format.
6.3.2 Setting up the reporting environment
First, let's set up the report environment to design the report:
1. Open the Report Explorer view:
a. Click Window -> Show View -> Other. The Show View window opens.
b. Expand the Reporting node, then select the Report Explorer option. The Report Explorer
view opens, and you see a list of report templates.
2. Copy the Blank physical Data Model Report (BlankPhysicalModel.rptdesign) template to the
Other Files folder:
a. In the Report Explorer view, expand the Physical Data Model node, then right-click Blank
physical Data Model Report (BlankPhysicalModel.rptdesign) and select Copy.
b. In the Data Project Explorer, expand the University Info System folder, right-click the Other
Files folder and select Paste.