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Dynamic connections allow report users to specify connection information at runtime. The system administrator can modify connections to be dynamic by adding a PROMPT or PICKLIST format to specific connection properties. PROMPTs prompt the user to enter free text, while PICKLISTs provide selectable options. The user can choose to cache supplied connection information for the session. The system administrator specifies PROMPTs as "PROMPT=<text>" and PICKLISTs as "PICKLIST=<prompt>;<description>::<value>;<description>::<value>".

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Dynamic Connections Sic Connector

Dynamic connections allow report users to specify connection information at runtime. The system administrator can modify connections to be dynamic by adding a PROMPT or PICKLIST format to specific connection properties. PROMPTs prompt the user to enter free text, while PICKLISTs provide selectable options. The user can choose to cache supplied connection information for the session. The system administrator specifies PROMPTs as "PROMPT=<text>" and PICKLISTs as "PICKLIST=<prompt>;<description>::<value>;<description>::<value>".

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Home > Connector > Maintaining the Connector > Dynamic Connections

Dynamic Connections
For some systems it is useful for reports to prompt for connection information at run time. In this way a report user can
specify where data is coming from at run time.
To achieve this, a connection needs to be modified by the System Administrator to be dynamic. This is an advanced
administrative function. To achieve this the System Administrator modifies any of the connection properties using free
text in a PROMPT format or a PICKLIST format. If a PROMPT is used then a user is simply prompted to enter free text
for the information required. For a PICKLIST the user is supplied with choices for the information.
When the user supplies a given piece of information Sage Intelligence Reporting offers the facility to cache the
information for the remainder of the session. If the user chooses to cache the information then they will not be asked for
the information again and the cached information will be assumed for all subsequent references to the connection. The
text that the System Administrator must enter for a PROMPT is in the format:
PROMPT=<Prompt text here>

For example:
In the Server Property of a SQL Server connection type the following: PROMPT=Please specify server name

The user will then be prompted at run time with a dialog box with the prompt: Please specify server name.

The text that the System Administrator must enter to supply the user with a PICKLIST is in the format:
PICKLIST=<PromptText>;<DESCRIPTION_1>::<TECH_INFO_1>;<DESCRIPTION_2>::<TECH_INFO_2>;<DESCRIPTION_n>::<TECH_INFO_n>

For example in the Access Database (*.mdb) field type:


PICKLIST=Where is Your Data;Office::X:\Data\Filofax2002.mdb;Online::Z:\Data\Filofax2002.mdb;At
Home::C:\Data\Filofax2002.mdb

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The user will then be supplied with a PICKLIST titled Where is Your Data and with the three choices Office, Online
and At Home.

NOTE:

A PICKLIST or PROMPT format cannot be used on a connection if the connection is using an Auto
Connection System.

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