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# Data Store Information

This page displays the information about the selected Data Stores in context to a report.

The data store information icon helps the user to manage data stores in a report. This icon is accessible from the final screen of the report. By clicking the Data Store Information icon, a new page opens, and the users get some more options to be used on a data store.

### Selecting Another Data Store <a href="#selecting-another-data-store" id="selecting-another-data-store"></a>

* Navigate to the Storyboard of a story.
* Click the ***Data Store Information*** icon.

<figure><img src="https://3555642236-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FxZF8YGlESz97qqyTOJvz%2Fuploads%2FLR6RRLiYjVQKGj61EBpa%2Fimage.png?alt=media&amp;token=90e3a93f-3c00-46ff-ae87-d8e2bd39ec24" alt=""><figcaption><p><em><strong>Accessing the Data Store Information icon</strong></em></p></figcaption></figure>

* The Data Store Information window opens.
* The user can see the current report's selected Data Store(s). The user can perform the following actions by using the various icons provided for a Data Store:
* ***Primary Store***: It marks the selected Data Store as a primary Data Store.
* ***Search***: It redirects the users to the BDB Search page for the selected Data Store.
* ***View Design***: It redirects the users to the Design page for the selected Data Store.
* Click the ***All Data Stores*** icon.​

<figure><img src="https://3555642236-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FxZF8YGlESz97qqyTOJvz%2Fuploads%2F9LTvQ0lhxCwsunZwbEkG%2Fimage.png?alt=media&amp;token=703d6eb3-66f0-4287-ba49-004e0c6d5ad8" alt=""><figcaption><p><em><strong>Opening the Data Store Information window</strong></em></p></figcaption></figure>

* A list of the available ***Data Stores window*** is displayed for the users to select another data store.
* The ***Search Data Store*** space is provided to be selected from this list.  Search a specific Data Store through the ***Search*** space. ​
* Select a ***Data Store*** from the displayed customized Data Store list.
* Click the ***Search*** or ***Design*** icon to start ***View*** creation with the selected Data Store.

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{% hint style="info" %}
*<mark style="color:green;">Please Note:</mark> The user will get the next screen based on the selected action for a data store.*

* *Clicking the **Search** icon redirects the user to the **Search page** to create a new View for the selected Report.*&#x20;
* *Clicking the **Design** icon redirects the user to the **Design canvas** to create a new View for the selected Report.*
  {% endhint %}

### Setting a Data Store as a Primary Data Store <a href="#setting-a-data-store-as-primary-data-store" id="setting-a-data-store-as-primary-data-store"></a>

The user can select a Data Store from the list of used Data Stores in case of a Story by using the Data Store Information page.

* Click on the ***Data Store Information*** icon from the final page of report.
* The ***Data Store Information*** window opens.
* Click the ***Primary Store*** icon provided next to a listed Data Store.

<figure><img src="https://3555642236-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FxZF8YGlESz97qqyTOJvz%2Fuploads%2Fv6PLIWD0HgbBHjXUK95r%2Fimage.png?alt=media&amp;token=07bdcfad-aac6-4425-87c9-1e9c8f034428" alt=""><figcaption><p><em><strong>Selecting a Data Store as a Primary Store for the Report</strong></em></p></figcaption></figure>

* The selected Data Store becomes the ***Primary Data Store*** for that report, which will be selected by default while opening the ***Design*** canvas.

<figure><img src="https://3555642236-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FxZF8YGlESz97qqyTOJvz%2Fuploads%2FveaSlSzLE5GabqqCnCF9%2Fimage.png?alt=media&amp;token=e18112f5-0008-4dd4-8d18-3a9647cdc25e" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

{% hint style="info" %}
*<mark style="color:green;">Please Note:</mark> The user gets **Search*** ![](https://859511478-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FYlDujAVyCdhp5J6LyuJ1%2Fuploads%2FKbSVYePPO9kSzcde5PKf%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=eb9730cd-6e5e-4c89-84fd-4e924e4b3993) *and **View Design*** ![](https://859511478-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FYlDujAVyCdhp5J6LyuJ1%2Fuploads%2FuogBlkO4523i8kLTBXir%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=36426331-e6ad-4a51-be0d-c9b9ecfdbed3) *icons on the **Data Store Information** window for instant access to those pages.*
{% endhint %}