Details on Data Source Settings – Login

Option

Description

Save to Library

[Only available for embedded data sources.]

Allows you to publish an embedded data source to the library, so that it may be reused in other analyses or by other people.

Embed in Connection

[Only available for data sources shared in library.]

In order to make any changes to the data source settings when you are within the context of a data connection, the data source must first be embedded in the connection. Click on this button to embed the data source. (The shared instance of the connection data source will still remain in the library.)

Once a data source has become embedded it can be edited and then re-saved to the library using either the same name or a different one.

Replace

Allows you to replace the current data source with another one from the library.

Note that data sources cannot be replaced by data sources of a different type. If the database system on your company has been switched out, you should instead replace the entire data connection.

Data source state

Shows the current state of the data source. Either it is Embedded in connection which means it is available for editing or it is Shared in library.

Description

[Only editable for embedded data sources. To edit the description for a shared library data source you must first embed it in the connection or, preferably, use the edit capacities of the Manage Data Connections tool instead.]

Allows you to view the description of a shared data source or to edit the description of an embedded data source.

Data source

Shows information about the data source. The information available depends on the type of data source, but typically includes connection type, server, and database.