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New Dataset Dialog Box

You can use the New Dataset dialog box to create a dataset in a page or web report. This topic describes the options in the dialog box.

Designer displays the New Dataset dialog box when you do one of the following:

• Select New in the Manage Datasets dialog box.
• Select <Choose Data from...> from the dataset drop-down list in the Data panel in the main window, or in the Insert Field dialog box.
• In the dialog box where you can select an existing dataset to use, select <New Dataset...> in the dataset list.

Designer displays these options:

Data source drop-down list

This drop-down list contains the data sources you have created in the current catalog. Select the data source that contains the resource you want to use for the dataset.

Data resource box

This box lists the predefined data resources in the specified catalog data source. Select the data resource on which to create the dataset.

• <New XXX...>/<Add XXX...>
  Select to create or add a data resource of the same type in the catalog.

New Dataset Name

Specify the name of the dataset.

OK

Select to apply your settings and close the dialog box.

Cancel

Select to close the dialog box without saving any changes.

Help

Select to view information about the dialog box.

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