Validating reports

When the types from IBM® Engineering Lifecycle Management applications are changed, the reports that use these types might fail. For instance, if an attribute is deleted from a type but is still referenced in a report, the report might not work as expected. To ensure report accuracy and functionality, the Report Builder administrator must validate all reports to identify and resolve any broken references.

About this task

When the administrator validates reports, Report Builder checks whether the types and attributes that are used in each report are still available in the data source. If any issues are detected, the administrator can notify the report owners to manually update the affected reports.

1. Open Report Builder.
2. To validate multiple reports, complete the following steps:
   1. Go to the My Reports or All Reports page and select the reports that you want to validate.
   2. Click Validate.

Results

A green checkmark appears next to the report names that are valid.