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Breeze data. What’s new in external Breeze reports In Macromedia Breeze 5.1, the reporting views have been created in the database. (In Breeze 4.1, you had to create the reporting views and install them on Breeze Communication Server.)
Additional resources Additional documentation, white papers, and articles are available at the following websites: Breeze Resource Center This site, at www.macromedia.com/resources/breeze, is updated regularly with tutorials, simulations, best-practices information, and links to procedures. Breeze Support Center This site, at www.macromedia.com/support/breeze, contains current support information, including TechNotes, helpful Breeze presentations, and support program details.
Understanding Breeze Reports The Macromedia Breeze platform allows users to share online meetings, presentations, and training courses over the Internet. Reporting access to Macromedia Breeze data allows you to track learning effectiveness, participation, system usage, and content analysis. The Breeze database Macromedia Breeze requires a database to store information about users, content, courses, meetings, and reports.
CHAPTER 2 Using Breeze Reporting Views This chapter describes each of the database schema views used in Macromedia Breeze 5.1. The external views allow you to develop custom reports that are based on user activity within Macromedia Breeze. This chapter describes the following: Column name data type ■...
The following are not supported: Use of any other views besides the ones identified in this chapter ■ Any alterations of these views ■ Direct access to the underlying database schema ■ Database views and data relationships The following entity relationship diagram shows the seven external reporting views. The arrows depict how data maps back to the view it was created from.
Unique identifiers and data relationships Relationships between views are defined by unique identifiers, which are columns that share the same name. The following table shows the columns that are mapped between views. Unique identifiers View(s) used in EXT_OBJECTS EXT_TRANSACTIONS TRANSACTION_ID EXT_TRANSACTIONS EXT_TRANSACTIONS _DETAILS EXT_TRANSACTIONS _VIEWS...
EXT_TRANSACTIONS sample entries TRANSACTION LOGIN STATUS SCORE DATE_ VISITED brice@adobe.com /r18595812/ completed 8.0 12/15/2004 11:17:38 PM ccarr@adobe.com /p7096354/ in- 12/06/ progress 2004 11:18:48 PM lblue@adobe.com /p8145026/ user- 10.0 12/05/2004 passed 11:22:44 AM Constraints The EXT_TRANSACTIONS view excludes the following fields: Certificate number, which does not exist in the database ■...
EXT_TRANSACTION_DETAILS sample entries TRANSACTION_ID QUESTION RESPONSE SCORE What is the RAM requirement? 10.0 What is the RAM requirement? 10.0 How many current users are there? Constraints The EXT_TRANSACTION_DETAILS view excludes the following fields: Correct or Incorrect, which can be determined by checking for a non-zero score ■...
EXT_USERS This view lists users and associated profile attributes. The EXT_USERS view uses data listed in the following table: Column name Data type Description LOGIN NVARCHAR Unique user identifier. NAME NVARCHAR Unique user name. EMAIL NVARCHAR User’s unique email address. MANAGER NVARCHAR The login of the user’s manager.
EXT_USER_FIELDS This view lists custom fields that can be used for each user. The EXT_USERS_FIELDS view uses data listed in the following table: Column name Data type Description LOGIN NVARCHAR Unique user identifier. NAME NVARCHAR Field name such as telephone number. VALUE NVARCHAR Field value such as 415.555.1212.
EXT_USER_GROUPS sample entries LOGIN NAME brice@adobe.com {admins} ccarr@adobe.com {authors} lblue@adobe.com {course-admins} Nesting of multiple groups is supported in version 5.1. For example, if group A contains group B, and you are in group B, you are listed as a member of A. Built-in groups, like the Account Administrators Group, use code names in the schema, as in the following SQL query: SELECT * FROM EXT_USER_GROUPS where group='{admins}.
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EXT_OBJECTS sample entries TYPE NAME DATE_ DATE_ DATE_ DESCRIPTION BEGIN MODIFIED /upgrade/ presentation plugin (null) (null) 12/15/2004 IT presentation upgrade 11:10:38 PM /standard/ meeting plugin (null) (null) 11/14/2004 QA meeting 10:17:39 PM /r18595152/ swf datasheet (null) (null) 09/11/2004 release .swf 08:15:38 AM presentation /r18595121/ meeting...
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