Setting up Interactive Portlets › Test the Data Connection at Design-time

Test the Data Connection at Design-time

After you have set up your run-time connection, test the data connection from Xcelsius to help ensure that the setup works properly. Do this before you export the Xcelsius visualization to a SWF file.

Important! Cross-domain must be enabled if you are logged in to CA Clarity PPM through a different URL than your Web Services URL.

To set up and test the data connection at design-time

1. Log into CA Clarity PPM and click the About.

   The About Page appears.

2. In the User information section, make note of your current session ID.
3. In Xcelsius, do the following:
   1. Create a new row in the embedded spreadsheet and complete the following actions:
      • In cell a, add a label, such as Design-time Session ID.
      • In cell b, enter the following:

        <n0:Auth><n0:SessionID>0000000__-0z11111:22y222222x2:-3a3b3333333333333</n0:SessionID></n0:Auth>
        

        where 0000000__-0z11111:22y222222x2:-3a3b3333333333333 is your current session ID

        Note: If you close your CA Clarity PPM session, update this cell with your latest session ID.

   2. Create a second new row in the embedded spreadsheet and complete the following actions:
      • In cell a, add a label, such as Design-time URL.
      • In cell b, enter the web service URL.
4. In Xcelsius, save the visualization and preview it to test the connection.

   If the connection is successful, you are ready to export to a .SWF file. If the connection is not successful recheck your data connection settings.