Refreshing the type system model

For each reporting data source, Report Builder generates a memory-based type system model hierarchy: a collection of closely related meta-types, based on the type URIs. Report Builder loads the type system models when you open the report editor, using the cached type system model to populate the user interface (for example, the entries and domain groupings in the Choose an Artifact section), and to generate the queries for the report.

About this task

Report Builder generates and caches the reporting type system model, refreshing it on a defined schedule. When applications publish modified type system model to the data warehouse or LQE that affects the type system model, these changes might require a type system model refresh. To refresh the reporting type system model:

Procedure

  1. Open Report Builder (https://server_name:port/rs/endpoint) .
  2. Click the data source that you want to refresh, for example the data warehouse.
  3. Click Refresh.
    A message confirms that the refresh is complete. See Refreshing the type system model for more details about changes that require a type system model refresh.
    Note: The Refresh button is not enabled for the Lifecycle Query Engine scoped by a configuration data source, as it depends on the Lifecycle Query Engine data source's type system model. It is enabled only for the Lifecycle Query Engine data source that contains the type system model. You can use the navigation icon Browser icon with arrow for navigation on the Lifecycle Query Engine scoped by a configuration> Data source page to go to the Lifecycle Query Engine > Data source page for refreshing the type system model. You cannot delete the Lifecycle Query Engine data source if there are associated configuration scoped data sources.