Common Data Source Fields

Common field shared by all data sources:

 

Display name – a name that can be assigned by the user to the data source.

 

Fill method – a field that specify how the data source is going to behave during the data download, the available values are:

Unless you need to limit the number of rows, the recommend fill method is Auto with expand.

 

Number of rows – a field that the user can configure only when the fill method is set to Use Threshold, specify the maximum number of data that should be retrieved.

 

Datetime format – a field that specify the format to display datetimes, you can bind a parameter to this field to customize the report before running it or to use a shared format across multiple data sources.

 

Double format – a field that specify the format used to display numbers, you can bind a parameter to this field to customize the report before running it or to use a shared format across multiple data sources.

 

Show timestamp in UTC – shows the timestamp and datetime in the UTC format.

 

Anchor row – adds the anchor row to the data source, adding the anchor row forces the fill method to Auto with expand.