DNG: RPE- How to read the data from one module to another modules
I have Module1 which contains the path of many other modules. While publishing I need to read the data from Module1 which contains of path of other modules.
Q1. Module 1 has custom attribute "Tag Value" which contains the path of another Module. Can I simply give the path or it should be hyperlink of another module
Q2. In Data Source specification, URI of Module1 is defined. So, it reads the data from Module1. but I need to read the data from other modules. For this I have done data source configuration by using about.Replace. But still, I am not able to read the data from other modules.
Any help is much appreciated.
2 answers
Soumya,
This can be done. You want to look at the Data Source Configuration element within RPE Document Studio.
You'll likely need to change the URIs to be compatible with the ReportableRestAPI using a javascript string.replace("old","new") type of call, but other than that it should be straightforward.
It's amazing what kind of reports you can get when you do this sort of thing. One of the most complex I ever wrote was done in this exact way.
It's amazing what kind of reports you can get when you do this sort of thing. One of the most complex I ever wrote was done in this exact way.
Good luck!
Kevin Murphy
IBM Champion
There is an option to convert a Custom attribute to one of the link types. And once that is done. In reportable REST APIs, we can get those URIs in the traceability section.
Traceability section data can be used in the data source configuration for further template creation.
There are some OOTB templates where the traceability component is present. You can review those for their template creation.