How To Work On FileSystem DataSources

Reporting Design Cookbook Data Design
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This recipe shows how to read physical location and how to read repository using FileSystem DataSource.
Steps taken:

How to read physical location:

Create a FileSystem DataSource (ReadPhysicalLocation.ds). In the “DataSource Wizard > Root” field, enter the following content:

${Root##C:/Program_Files/}

Select the “Recurse into subdirectories” checkbox.

How to read repository:

Create a FileSystem DataSource (ReadRepository.ds). In the “DataSource Wizard > Root” field, enter the following content:

${Root##repository:/ElixirSamples}

Select the “Recurse into subdirectories” checkbox.

To download the necessary files for this recipe, refer to the attached ZIP package.
DS-Filesystem.zip