Managing Report DataSets
Introduction to Report DataSets
Report DataSet
A Report DataSet is a set of data extracted from HOPEX repository.
This set of data is presented in a tabular form and defined by a Report DataSet Definition.
To create a Report DataSet, Report DataSet definitions are available.This set of data shown in a tabular form is used as a source of data in reports. Data can then be handled and shown in different graphical formats.
Report DataSet Definiton
A Report DataSet Definition describes how to build a Report DataSet from HOPEX repository data.
For more details on Report DataSet Definitions, see Report DataSet Definition.
Accessing Report DataSets
Access to Report DataSets is similar in all HOPEX Solutions.
Report DataSets are listed in two pages:
• public Report DataSets
• your Report DataSets
Each Report DataSet is listed with the following characteristics:
• its confidentiality (public/private)
• the Report DataSet Definition on which it is based
• the date and time it was last generated
• its generation time
• its owner container
To access a Report DataSet preview, see Accessing a Report DataSet properties.
To access Report DataSets:
1. In your HOPEX desktop, click the navigation menu 
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.2. Click the Reports navigation pane.
The Other Reports category is selected.
3. In the Navigation edit area, click My Report DataSets tile.
By default, the public Report DataSets (including yours) are listed.
4. To access your Report DataSets, in the Public Report DataSets drop-down menu, select My Report DataSets.
Your Report DataSets are listed.
In this page, you can create a Report DataSet and access its properties.
See also Configuring and Using a Report DataSet.Accessing a Report DataSet properties
To access the properties of a Report DataSet:
1. Access Report DataSets.
2. In the Report DataSet list, select the Report DataSet concerned.
3. Roll the mouse over the Name column and click Properties 
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. The properties of the Report DataSet appear in the Properties edit area.
Properties of a Report DataSet
A Report DataSet is created from objects of the HOPEX repository.
In the Report DataSet properties, the Characteristics page specifies the characteristics of the Report DataSet:
• Report DataSet Definition is the definition on which the Report DataSet is based
• Report DataSet Sharing defines the confidentiality mode of the Report DataSet:
• public: the Report DataSet is shared with the other users
• private: the Report DataSet is confidential to the user who created it.
In the Report DataSet properties, the Data page contains the following sections:
• Parameters, which defines the objects to be extracted from the HOPEX repository.
• Report DataSet, which shows the Report DataSet data in a tabular form.
The data displayed is read-only.
For example, a Report DataSet with the "Application Technologies" definition Report DataSet contains the following data for each application selected (objects to be extracted):
- "Application"
- "Rating"
- "Technologies"
- “Vendor” (of the technologies)
- "Cost"
- "Number of Users".
From the Data properties page, you can:
• perform the following operations:
Only the display is concerned: when you launch an instant report, the instant report is performed on all data. You can filter the data in the instant report, see: Defining and customizing the data of a table-type instant report (Report DataSet).• launch an instant report