Discovering the contents of a workspace

The Workspaces view displays the contents of a workspace.

About this task

To discover the contents of a workspace:

Procedure

  1. To open a workspace, click the workspace name in the Workspaces view. The content of the workspace is displayed in a tree structure.
  2. You can expand any node of the tree by clicking the plus sign (+) to the left of the node name. You continue to expand folders and directories to uncover the contents of the workspace. Many object types are listed in your workspace. The type of object is identified with a unique icon.
  3. If you right-click anywhere in the Workspaces view, or on an object that is listed in the node, a pop-up menu opens where you can select from one of the available functions.
  4. Each data source that has been configured in your workspace is listed and identified with the data source icon. To expand a data source, click the plus sign (+) to the left of the data source name. The Login window opens where you must specify the user ID and password that will be used to login to the data source.
  5. Each data source that is listed has one or more of the following folders depending on how the data source was configured:
    • The Database folder which includes the native objects (procedures, schemas and tables) that are on the data source.
    • The QMF Catalog folder which lists the objects (forms, queries, procedures, and schemas) that are included in the QMF catalog. This folder is only included if the data source has been configured to access a QMF catalog.
    • The OLAP folder lists the available OLAP cube models. This folder is only included if the data source has been configured to enable OLAP querying.
  6. To open an object that is listed in the Workspaces view, double-click that object. Depending on what you have set as your default action, double-clicking on any object listed in your workspace will either run or open the object. The default action for objects is set using Default Action for Objects found on the General page of the Preferences window. Default Action for Objects control the action for all objects other than visual reports and dashboards.
  7. If your user ID has permission, you can add folders to your workspace and move objects into the folders, organizing your information according to your requirements. The QMF administrator specifies which users have permission to add folders, move objects and otherwise edit the contents of the workspace.