Creating a package

The first step in making our model available to report authors is the creation of a new package. A package can be created as follows:

1. In the Package Viewer pane of our model, select Packages.

2. Right-click and select Create | Package, or from the menu choose Actions | Create | Package

3. This will launch the Create Package wizard.

   

4. The first thing we must do is provide a name for the package and optionally a description and screen tip, and then click on Next.

5. We must now define the objects to be included in our package.

   

6. The current project is the default for choosing what to include in the package.

7. We do not want to include all objects in this package so click on the down arrow next to the Foundation Layer name; we now have the following choices:

   • Select Component and Children (this is the default option)

   • Hide Component and Children

   • Unselect Component and Children

   

8. Use the Hide Component and Children option for the Import (Foundation) Layer, and repeat this choice for the Modeling...