Configuration Guide

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Adding a Package

You can create either a display package or an update package.

If you want to create an update package, before you begin, create a generic query that meets the requirements for update packages.

In the

Model

workbench, click

Packages

Acquire a write lock.

Right-click in the navigation pane and click

New Package

The

New Package Wizard

opens.

If you see a

Welcome

screen, click

Set the following properties:

Properties	Description
Display Name	Type a descriptive name for the package. This name appears in the navigation pane.
Physical Name	Optionally, change the suggested physical name. The wizard suggests a physical name that is based on the display name you specified.
Description	Optionally, type a description for the query.
Query Group	Optionally, select a different query group.
Enable PUT	To create an update package, select this option. To create a display package, clear this option.
Secure Resource	To restrict who can use the package, select this option. You use the Roles tool to assign user roles to secured packages.

Click

The

New Package Wizard

displays the

Select Query

dialog box.

Select the query that you want to use in the package.

For update packages, you must select a generic query. For display packages, you can select a generic query or a custom query.

To use an existing query, select the query from the list.

To create a query, click

New Query

and create the query.

To create a query group, click

New Query Group

and create the query group.

Click

Finish

To preview the package results, in the navigation pane, expand the package and click

View

The Packages tool displays a preview of the package.

If the package fails to generate and you selected a custom query, verify that the custom query adheres to the SQL syntax constraints.