Getting Started with InfoSphere Data Architect

Chapter 6 – Generating Reports, Importing, and Exporting 111
c. In the Data Project Explorer, right-click University Info System -> Other Files ->
BlankPhysicalModel.rptdesign and click Rename. The Rename Resource window opens.
d. In the Rename Resource window, specify SDT_Info_Sys_custom for the new resource
name and click OK.
3. Open the Report Design perspective:
a. From the main menu, click Window -> Open Perspective -> Other. The Open Perspective
window opens.
b. In the Open Perspective window, select Report Design. The perspective opens. The Palette,
Data Explorer, Outline, and Property Editor views are empty until you open a report design in
the Report Editor view. Not all of the views are visible. For example, the Navigator and
Outline views are configured so that only one view is visible. Click the tab to display the other
view.
4. Open the SDT_Info_Sys_custom.rptdesign file in the Report Editor view:
a. Open the Navigator view, located in the bottom half of the left pane by default.
b. Expand the University Info System folder and double-click the
SDT_Info_Sys_custom.rptdesign file. The report opens in the Report Editor, as shown
in Figure 6.2.
Figure 6.2 – Opening the report in the report editor
5. Add the STUDENT_INFO_SYSTEM.dbm physical data model as a BIRT data source:
a. Locate the Data Explorer, located in the top half of the left pane by default.