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wsType Attribute

The wsType attribute defines the nature of the resource. The possible values for this attribute are:

Values for wsType

wsType Value Description
aws Amazon Web Services data source
bean Data source of type Spring bean
contentResource The output of a report
dataSource Generic data source – This type is normally used for a data source ReportUnit child resource when it is not defined locally to the ReportUnit.
dataType Datatype (used with the input controls)
folder Folder
font Font file (normally a True Type font)
img Image file
inputControl Input control
jar JAR file
jdbc Data source of type JDBC
jndi Data source of type JNDI
jrxml JRXML source file
lov List of values (used with input controls)
olapMondrianCon OLAP Mondrian connection. A direct connection to an OLAP source.
olapMondrianSchema OLAP Mondrian Schema
olapXmlaCon OLAP XMLA connection. A remote connection to an OLAP source.
prop Resource bundle file (ending with .properties) for specific reports
query Query used to retrieve data from a data source
reference Reference to another resource. References are only present in report units
reportUnit A complete report that can be run in JasperReports Server
virtual Virtual data source – This type has a child ResourceDescriptor for each data source contained in the virtual data source.
xmlaConnection XML/A Connection

For all the other resource types found in the repository, the repository web service sets the attribute wsType to UNKNOWN.