Editing and previewing

Once you have created a file and uploaded it to BA Server, the .cda extension will tell Pentaho how to handle this file. When clicking on a .cda file, in the context menu that becomes available on the right side of Pentaho User Console (PUC), you will be able to edit and open the previewer. When selecting edit, you will see a screen like the following:

Editing and previewing

You can see the editor on the center of the page, and three buttons on the right-hand side, above the editor. We are able to change the XML file and use the buttons to trigger some actions. The available actions are:

  • Save: To save the changes we can make in the editor
  • Reload: To ...

Get Learning Pentaho CTools now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.