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The ODADataSource element is an extended data source that represents a connection that implements the BIRT Open Data Access (ODA) interfaces to interact with an external data provider. The ODA data source is described by a driver name and optional sets of driver-specific properties.
An ODA driver can statically define driver-specific connection properties by implementing the ODA model extension point.
DesignElement->ReportElement->DataSource
comments, customXml, extends, name, userProperties
beforeOpen, beforeClose, afterOpen, afterClose
The following sections describe the properties of the ODADataSource element.
A resource ID for this value, used for externalizing the value of this string.
A list of dynamic name-value structures for specifying private data or attributes specific to the ODA connection. This list is an optional element that an ODA driver can use to store and pass pertinent driver-specific attributes from its designer tool to the run-time driver. The content of this element is specific and private to an ODA driver, whose designer tool can dynamically define and update them as appropriate. BIRT stores these name-value pairs in the report design file as a persistent service, and passes them to the ODA run-time driver during the generation phase as connection properties.
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