TabularProvider Class

A tabular data provider. Commonly used to connect to a Web service.
This class is not intended to be used directly from your code, unless you are implementing a custom data provider.
Inheritance Hierarchy

Namespace:  Dundas.BI.Data.DataProviders.Special
Assembly:  Dundas.BI.Core (in Dundas.BI.Core.dll) Version: 2.0.0.0 (10.0.0.1002)
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public abstract class TabularProvider : RelationalDataProvider

The TabularProvider type exposes the following members.

Constructors
  NameDescription
Protected methodTabularProvider
Initializes a new instance of the TabularProvider class
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Properties
  NameDescription
Public propertyComponentDescription
Gets the standard component description.
(Inherited from ComponentBase.)
Public propertyComponentId
Gets the component ID.
(Inherited from ComponentBase.)
Public propertyComponentName
Gets the standard component name.
(Inherited from ComponentBase.)
Public propertyGenericCountExpression
Gets the generic count expression for number of queried records.
(Inherited from RelationalDataProvider.)
Public propertyHasCustomConfigurationUI
Gets a value indicating whether this data provider is using a custom configuration UI.
(Inherited from DataProvider.)
Public propertyIsEnabled
Gets a value indicating whether the component is enabled.
(Inherited from ComponentBase.)
Public propertyLogger
Gets the logger for the module or extension package corresponding to the component.
(Inherited from ComponentBase.)
Public propertyManualAuthentication
Gets a value indicating whether the data provider is expecting no external authentication.
(Inherited from DataProvider.)
Public propertyMaximumParameterValueCount
Gets the maximum number of parameter values the provider is able to support.
(Inherited from DataProvider.)
Public propertyNamedParameterFormat
Gets the named parameter format.
(Overrides DataProviderNamedParameterFormat.)
Public propertyNullReplacementExpression
Gets the NULL replacement expression or if not supported.
(Inherited from RelationalDataProvider.)
Public propertyPackageId
Gets the ID of the extension package to which the component belongs.
(Inherited from ComponentBase.)
Public propertyPropertyDescriptors
Gets the data provider specific property descriptors.
(Inherited from DataProvider.)
Public propertyQueryHints
Gets the query hints that are supported by the current provider.
(Inherited from DataProvider.)
Public propertyStructureDescriptors
Gets the data provider specific descriptors for tabular structure settings.
Public propertySupportedDateTrimGranularities
Gets the supported date trimming functions.
(Overrides RelationalDataProviderSupportedDateTrimGranularities.)
Public propertySupportedStructureTypes
Gets the supported data structures.
(Overrides RelationalDataProviderSupportedStructureTypes.)
Public propertySupportsManualQuery
Gets a value indicating whether this data provider supports manual queries.
(Overrides DataProviderSupportsManualQuery.)
Public propertyUsingProviderData
Gets a value indicating whether this data provider calls LoadProviderData and SaveProviderData(String).
(Inherited from DataProvider.)
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Methods
  NameDescription
Public methodAreCompatible
Determines if two connectors are compatible for possible generation of single SQL.
(Inherited from RelationalDataProvider.)
Public methodBuildConnectionString
Builds the connection string.
(Inherited from DataProvider.)
Protected methodCreateReader
Creates the reader for the specified query object.
(Inherited from RelationalDataProvider.)
Public methodCreateTable
Creates a database table.
(Inherited from RelationalDataProvider.)
Public methodCreateTemporaryTable
Creates a temporary table.
(Inherited from RelationalDataProvider.)
Public methodDiscoverColumns
Discovers the columns for the specified query object.
(Inherited from RelationalDataProvider.)
Public methodDiscoverParameters
Discovers the best parameters.
Public methodDiscoverStructure(IDisposable, DataStructure)
Discovers the structure definition.
(Overrides DataProviderDiscoverStructure(IDisposable, DataStructure).)
Public methodDiscoverStructure(IDisposable, SupportedDataStructures, String)
Gets the structure definition with the specified name.
(Overrides DataProviderDiscoverStructure(IDisposable, SupportedDataStructures, String).)
Public methodDiscoverStructures
Gets the list of the structures with the specified type.
(Inherited from DataProvider.)
Public methodEnumerateCustom
Enumerates the provider-specific values.
(Inherited from DataProvider.)
Public methodEnumerateDatabases
Enumerates the available databases.
(Overrides DataProviderEnumerateDatabases(ICollectionParameterValue).)
Public methodEnumerateServers
Enumerates the available database servers.
(Overrides DataProviderEnumerateServers.)
Public methodGenerateFunctionCall
Generates the statement that calls the table-valued function.
(Inherited from RelationalDataProvider.)
Public methodGenerateQuery
Generates the query.
(Inherited from RelationalDataProvider.)
Public methodGetCapabilities
Gets the relational provider capabilities.
(Overrides RelationalDataProviderGetCapabilities(IProviderConnector).)
Public methodGetCastExpression
Gets a data conversion expression, used in general for avoiding overflow exceptions when using aggregates.
(Overrides RelationalDataProviderGetCastExpression(DatabaseType).)
Public methodGetConnection
Gets the open connection.
(Inherited from DataProvider.)
Public methodGetCredentialsProviderId
Gets the ID of the credentials provider.
(Inherited from DataProvider.)
Public methodGetCustomConfigurationUI
Gets the custom configuration UI based on the requested content type.
(Inherited from DataProvider.)
Public methodGetDataCacheKey
Gets the data cache key.
(Inherited from DataProvider.)
Public methodGetDateTrimFunction
Returns a function that can be used to 'trim date/time' values to a specified grain.
(Overrides RelationalDataProviderGetDateTrimFunction(DateTimeGranularity, String).)
Public methodGetDefaultStructureName
Gets the default structure name.
(Inherited from DataProvider.)
Public methodGetDiagnosticInfo
Gets diagnostic information about the data provider.
(Inherited from DataProvider.)
Public methodGetOpenReader(IDisposable, QueryDefinition)
Creates and opens the reader for the specified query object.
(Inherited from RelationalDataProvider.)
Protected methodGetOpenReader(IDisposable, QueryDefinition, CommandBehavior)
Creates and opens the reader for the specified query object.
(Inherited from RelationalDataProvider.)
Public methodGetRemoteConnectionMetadata
Gets the remote connection specific metadata.
(Overrides RelationalDataProviderGetRemoteConnectionMetadata(IProviderConnector).)
Public methodGetRemoteMetadata
Gets the remote metadata.
(Overrides RelationalDataProviderGetRemoteMetadata.)
Public methodGetStructureCustomConfigurationUI
Gets the custom configuration UI based on the requested content type for the structure.
Public methodGetSupportedAggregators
Gets the supported aggregators.
(Inherited from RelationalDataProvider.)
Public methodIsDriverInstalled
Determines whether third party driver required for this data provider is installed.
(Inherited from DataProvider.)
Public methodIsUsingUploadedFile
Determines whether the connection is made to a file stored in Dundas BI database.
(Inherited from DataProvider.)
Protected methodLocalize
Localizes the specified string using the engine localization service.
(Inherited from ComponentBase.)
Public methodLogQueryStatement
Logs the query statement into Data.DataRetrieval.QueryAudit channel at the Information level.
(Inherited from DataProvider.)
Public methodMakeCompatible
Returns structure name from a different database.
(Inherited from RelationalDataProvider.)
Public methodNormalizeName
Escapes special characters or reserved words in a name.
(Overrides RelationalDataProviderNormalizeName(IProviderConnector, String).)
Public methodOnGetReader
Called when GetOpenReader(IDisposable, QueryDefinition) is called.
(Overrides RelationalDataProviderOnGetReader(IDisposable, QueryDefinition).)
Public methodParseStructureName
Parses the structure name.
(Inherited from RelationalDataProvider.)
Public methodProcessTask
Processes the current task if the task is compatible with the data provider.
(Overrides RelationalDataProviderProcessTask(ProviderTransformTask).)
Public methodTestConnection
Tests the connection.
(Inherited from DataProvider.)
Public methodUpdateFromConnectionString
Updates from connection string.
(Inherited from DataProvider.)
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