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How to modify an existing BIRT Report Designer data source

You can rename a BIRT Report Designer data source or modify its connection properties. To rename a BIRT Report Designer data source, right-click the data source in Data Explorer and choose rename from the context menu. The new name must be unique in the report design.

The connection properties for a JDBC data source include the driver name, URL, user name, and password. To modify the connection properties of a JDBC data source, follow the steps in this section.

  1. Choose Data Explorer.
  2. Expand Data Sources, then right-click the data source to modify and choose Edit from the context menu.
  3. Edit Data Source appears. The following illustration shows Edit Data Source for a JDBC data source. The options will vary depending on the type of data source you edit.

  4. Modify the connection information for the JDBC data source, then choose OK. For information about the connection properties, see How to specify the connection information for a database or other JDBC data source.

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