Perspective Object (Model Designer)

Identifies a subset of the model which is provided to the user as a submodel.

Properties

Name Cardinality Type Description

ID

1

ID

A globally unique ID of the perspective that is unchangeable.

Name

1

String

The name of the perspective. This string cannot be an empty string. The name must be unique within the model.

Description

0-1

String

The description of the perspective.

ModelItems

1

Object

The model items that are included in the perspective.

CustomProperties

0-1

Object

Custom properties for the perspective.

Remarks

A perspective is a subset of a model. For Report Builder users, a perspective appears like any other data source.

For more information about model subsetting and the rules for which items are omitted from the perspective, see the topic Model Subsetting.

See Also

Concepts

Model Designer
Model Designer Object Properties
Ad Hoc Reporting with Report Models
Working with Model Designer

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