2 A user who is assigned to a security role in an Encyclopedia volume.
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class, Encyclopedia volume, method, object, security role, state, variable Header content
Footer content
Contrast with
global variable, instance variable, static variable member variable
A declared variable within a class. The member variables for an object contain its data or state.
Related terms
class, data, declaration, object, state, variable message See Message Distribution service.
Message Distribution service See server service.
metadata Information about the structure of data enabling a program to process
information. For example, a relational database stores metadata that describes the data type, name, and size of objects in a database, such as tables and columns.
Related terms
column, data, data type, database, object, table
method A routine that provides functionality to an object or a class.
Related terms class, object Contrast with
data, function, overloaded method method editor
A tool in e.Report Designer Professional used to write code for Actuate Basic methods, as shown in Figure G-86.
Figure G-86 Method editor Related terms
Actuate Basic, Actuate e.Report Designer Professional, method Methods page
In e.Report Designer Professional, a page in the Properties window that displays the methods for a component, as shown in Figure G-87. From the Methods page, the user accesses the method editor to override methods or create new methods.
Figure G-87 Methods page Related terms
Actuate e.Report Designer Professional, component, method, method editor, page, Properties window
Microsoft Management Console
An extensible windowing system that displays graphs and counters containing system data and supports configuring performance logs and alerts. Microsoft Management Console can be configured to display the list of Actuate counters with a performance graph and accumulate statistics using the logging features.
Related terms data, extension Contrast with
Actuate Performance Monitoring Extension, Management Console Microsoft .NET
A Microsoft technology that uses standard tools such as JavaScript and Active Server Pages to build web-based applications. Actuate supports the
Microsoft .NET framework for constructing a Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) processor. Actuate BIRT iServer System contains a Web Services Description Language (WSDL) document that defines an Actuate web services schema for a Microsoft .NET client. Actuate iServer Integration Technology provides a reference implementation of a Microsoft .NET client application that shows a developer how to build a custom application that implements SOAP processing using this framework.
Related terms
Active Server Page (ASP), Actuate BIRT iServer System, Actuate iServer Integration Technology, application, client/server, framework, JavaScript, processor, schema, Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), web service, Web Services Description Language (WSDL)
Contrast with Apache Axis, Java
MIME See Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME).
modal window
A window that retains focus until explicitly closed by the user. Typically, dialog boxes and message windows are modal. For example, an error message dialog box remains on the screen until the user responds.
Contrast with modeless window
mode An operational state of a system. Mode implies that there are at least two possible states. Typically, there are many modes for both hardware and software.
modeless window
A window that solicits input but permits users to continue using the current application without closing the modeless window. For example, the Properties window in e.Report Designer Professional is a modeless window.
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Actuate e.Report Designer Professional, application, Properties window Contrast with
modal window
module A file that contains class, type, or variable declarations for an application. A module is a unit of code that serves as a building block for a program.
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application, class, data type, declaration, variable multicolumn report
A report that displays data in more than one vertical flow. A mailing label report is one type of multicolumn report. Figure G-88 shows a multicolumn report.
Figure G-88 A multicolumn report Related terms
data, flow, mailing label report, report
multidimensional analysis
In Actuate Analytics Cube Viewer, Actuate BIRT Data Analyzer, and Actuate e.Analysis, a process that applies data filters simultaneously to multiple dimensions of a cube to examine relationships among those dimensions.
Related terms
Actuate Analytics Cube Viewer, Actuate BIRT Data Analyzer, Actuate e.Analysis, cube, data filter, dimension, process
Contrast with
Actuate Analytics option, Actuate BIRT Data Analyzer option, Actuate e.Analysis option, analytics, multidimensional data
multidimensional data
Any set of records that you can break down or filter according to the contents of individual fields or dimensions, such as location, product, or time. This data organization supports using Actuate Analytics Cube Viewer, Actuate BIRT Data Analyzer, Actuate e.Analysis, and BIRT technology to present and analyze complex relationships.
Related terms
Actuate Analytics Cube Viewer, Actuate BIRT Data Analyzer, Actuate e.Analysis, Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools (BIRT) technology, data, dimension, field, filter
Contrast with
Actuate Analytics option, Actuate e.Analysis option, analytics, BIRT Data Analyzer option, multidimensional analysis
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME)
A protocol that specifies the format of an internet message body such as a Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) message. Historically, it is a mechanism for transmitting a non-text file, such as an image or audio file, that is embedded in an internet e-mail message. Internet e-mail was originally designed for ASCII text only. MIME must encode the files at the distributing end and decode the files at the receiving end of the transmission.
Related terms
format, image, protocol, Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) Contrast with
Direct Internet Message Encapsulation (DIME) multithreaded application
An application that handles multiple simultaneous sessions and users.
Related term application name space
See global name space.
navigation bar
A tool that provides download, navigation, print, search, and table of contents.
Related terms
search, table of contents
Navigator In BIRT Designer Professional, an Eclipse view that shows all projects, reports, and associated files within each project. Each project is a directory in the file system. Use Navigator to manage report files, for example, deleting files, moving files from one project to another, or renaming files. Figure G-89 shows Navigator.
Figure G-89 Navigator Related terms
Actuate BIRT Designer Professional, Eclipse project, Eclipse view, report nested report
See subreport.