Setting the Impact data provider and other portlet preferences

If there are multiple connections with the Impact data provider, you must specify which Impact data provider to use.

About this task

If a single connection with the Impact data provider exists, then that connection is used to compile the list of seasonal reports and display them in a table. If there are multiple connections with the Impact data provider, you must edit your portlet preferences to select one of the options.

1. To edit your portlet preferences, or as an administrator to edit the portlet defaults:
   • To edit your portlet preferences, click Page Actions > Personalize Page > Widget > Personalize.
   • To edit the portlet defaults of all users, click Page Actions > Edit Page > Widget > Edit.

   The Configure Analytics dialog box is displayed.

2. Select a data provider from the Data Provider drop-down list.
3. In the Bidi Settings tab, specify the settings for the display of bidirectional text.

   Component direction

   Select the arrangement of items in the portlet. The default setting uses the value that is defined for the page or the console. If the page and console both use the default setting, the locale of your browser determines the layout.

   Text direction

   Select the direction of text on the portlet. The default settings use the value that is defined for the page or the console. If the page and console both use the default setting, the locale of your browser determines the text direction. The Contextual Input setting displays text that you enter in the appropriate direction for your globalization settings.

4. To save your changes, complete the following steps.
   1. Select Save in the Configure Analytics dialog box. The Configure Analytics dialog box is closed.
   2. Select Save in the window.