Content Comparison

ID

Table, Field, Set, Item

An identifier used within the Domain. Default table and field IDs are based on the names in the data source, but you may change the ID of a table as long as it remains unique. Set and item IDs are a separate namespace in which each ID must be unique, although based on table and field IDs by default. The ID property value must be alphanumeric and not start with a digit.
When editing a Domain that has been used to create Topics and reports, you should not change any IDs.

Data Source

Table, Field

Alias of the data source for the selected field or table.

Source Table

Table, Field

Name of either the selected table or of the field's table in the data source. The Source Table does not change when the ID property of a table is modified.

Datatype

Field

Java datatype of the selected field.

Label

Set, Item

User-friendly name displayed in the Data Chooser and the Ad Hoc Editor.

Description

Set, Item

User-friendly description displayed as tooltip on the label in the Ad Hoc Editor. The description helps the report creator understand the data represented by this set or item.

Label Key Description Key

Set, Item

Internationalization keys for the label and description properties. Locale bundles associate this key with the localized text for the label or description. Keys may only use characters from the ISO Latin-1 set, digits, and underscores (_).

Source

Item

References the Domain names of the table and field associated with this item; the syntax is Domain_jointree.Domain_table.datasource_ field.

Data Format

Item

Default numerical format (such as number of decimal places) for the item when used in a report.

Summary Function

Item

Default summary function for the item when used in a report. The available functions depend on the field's data type (Boolean, date, numeric, or text).

Field or Measure

Item

Designates whether the item is a qualitative value (field) or quantitative value (measure). By default, all numeric types are assumed to be measures, and all non-numeric items are plain fields. Use this setting to override the default.