To avoid development delays, use simulated data when a data source is unavailable.
For example, your team is building a weather widget. The team members building the
UI might want to see how their design works with data in place before other team members
finish working on the connector to the data provider.
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Create some sample data for your application. For more information, refer to
Creating a data type in Dev Studio.
You can provide the sample data from a lookup, a data transform, or a load
activity. The sample data should include values to populate all the properties
that the page, section, or other component referencing the data page
requires.
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In the navigation pane of Dev Studio,
click Records.
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Expand the Data Model category, and then click
Data Page.
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Click the data page of interest that the application will reference.
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In the Definition tab, in the Data
Sources section, select the Simulate data
source check box.
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In the System name field, enter or select the name of
the system to use for simulated data.
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Click Save.
Result:
If you already had a configured data source, the system saves the actual data source
configuration for future use. When you clear the Simulate data
source check box, the system restores the actual data source
specification, so when you are ready to move from simulated to real data, clear
Simulate data source and save the data page.
If you created a new data page, update the data source to use real data when the
actual data source is available.