Populating a visualization with data from the visualization definition

In IBM® Cognos® Report Studio, you can populate a visualization with data that is specified in the visualization definition instead of adding data items from a package.

About this task

You can use data that is specified in the visualization definition to test a visualization before you add your own data. Using data from the visualization definition is also a way to bring external data into a visualization.

Procedure

Select the visualization.
In the Properties pane, double-click the Use Embedded Data property.
Select the check box of the data container for which you want to use data that is defined in the visualization specification.
Tip: Some visualizations have more than one data container.

Results

The data container is removed from the visualization. The data container is not required when the visualization is using data from the visualization definition.