Details on Missing Information Link


This dialog is shown if an analysis with data linked to an information link is opened or reloaded and the information link is missing. The dialog may look different depending on which options are available for a particular source.

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Option

Description

Copy GUID

Copies the GUID of the information link to the clipboard. The GUID is a unique identifier for the information link that remain the same if the name of the information link is changed. This can be useful for support or an administrator if the information link cannot be found.

Browse for the missing information link

Opens a dialog that lets you browse or search for the missing information link.

Do not load any data for this source

Opens the analysis, but the data source based on the missing information link will contain no data; all column information for this source is lost.

If the data table is built by more than one data source, the resulting data table may still contain data from the other sources. The complete data table history is available in the Data Table Properties, Source Information tab.

The empty source will still be visible in the Source view and can be replaced, if desired.

Leave the resulting data table empty

[Only available if the source was configured to use Always new data.]

Opens the analysis, but the data tables based on the missing information link will become empty.

However, the information about which columns were included in the data table is kept, which may help fixing the analysis if the data table is replaced at a later stage. The complete data table history is available in the Data Table Properties, Source Information tab.

Use stored data

[Only available if the source was configured to use New data when possible.]

Select this option to open the analysis even though the connection to an information link is broken. Stored data will be used instead of new data from the missing link.

Note that the data from this source may be older than intended, if the analysis was originally designed to load linked data from the original source each time the analysis was opened. See Embedded or Linked Data? for more information about different data loading options.

Apply to all missing sources of this type in this analysis

[Only available when opening an analysis, not when reloading a separate data source.]

Select this check box to apply the selected solution to all missing information links in this analysis.