Attribute Name When Importing BIRT Report into Maximo

Hello,
I have what I hope is a very simple question. I just don't know the answer.
When I import a BIRT report into Maximo (7.5) I notice that in the Parameters tab within Report Admin that the Attribute Name field is populated automatically (I'm modifying an older report).
Where is the control for this field?
It appears that it is setting the Attribute Name Relationship automatically upon import. I don't see any reference to this Relationship within the .rptdesign file. The usual params code is there but nothing additional to point to the relationships that I see in the interface.
I've googled this and have looked extensively through the Maximo interface to see if it's something that is easy to find but I've been unable to find where I can modify the value in the Attribute Name field.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thank you very much!
Kim Miller

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onthegomiller

As a followup on this...I want to change the Attribute Name to be associated to another column in a different table than the table associated to the application that the report is linked to. So, as an example...I imported a report into the WOTRACK application but I want a parameter to run against a column in the SYCLO_LABTRANS_WORK table and NOT against the WORKORDER table (which is the default, I believe).

wwilliams

If you are importing an existing report the attributes will be there from the previous report version or if they are "unbound" parameters which have been manually added to the report they will appear (automatically) without an attribute.
if the parameters are in the design file they are "unbound" parameters.
 
The report design won't have information on relationships. Please refer to the Parameter section of the Report Development Guide.
Using the relationship will result in a "bound" parameter and will be added to the where clause via the params["where"]
Thses are paramters that just exist in the request page.
 
You'll need a relationship to the SYCLO_LABTRANS_WORK table then it should show up as a choice in the attribute/relationship lookup for that parameter.
 
HTH

onthegomiller

Thank you for the resonse, HTH.
 
I concluded this last night after researching where exactly the Attribute Name (in the Parameter section of Report Admin) was getting its values.
 
I think I essentially need a relationship to the SYCLO_LABTRANS_WORK object/table (or I need to move the report to the Handheld application where SYCLO_LABTRANS_WORK is the main object associated to the app).
 
Again, thanks for the response. I appreciate it very much.
 
KM