Difference between revisions of "Editing a model's details"

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#: '''Anonymous''' will not require any credentials when accessing data.
#: '''Anonymous''' will not require any credentials when accessing data.
# Choose the [[Archive Types|Archive Type]].
# Choose the [[Archive Types|Archive Type]].
#: '''Live''' optimises the model for end user use. At all times the latest data is returned. Its the typical archive type once development has completed
#: '''Live''' optimises the model for end user use. At all times the latest data is returned. Its the archive type generally used once development has completed
#: '''Developer''' optimises the model for development. If the last refresh occured more than 8 hours ago then retrieve the latest data and cache it, else return the cached data. The benefit of this Archive type is that it makes refreshes faster but the downside is your not always seeting the latest data. This is the default when creating a model. Once development is completed switch it back to '''Live'''
#: '''Developer''' optimises the model for development. If the last refresh occured more than 8 hours ago then retrieve the latest data and cache it, else return the cached data. The benefit of this Archive type is that it makes refreshes faster but the downside is your not always seeting the latest data. This is the default when creating a model. Once development is completed switch it back to '''Live'''
#: '''Static''' optimises that data to pull blocks of records that will never change. The model only returns the latest data once for the defined parameters and then caches it and only ever returns that cached data going forward. Use this option if you wish to report on historical data from previous financial years and append with live data for the current year.
#: '''Static''' optimises that data to pull blocks of records that will never change. The model only returns the latest data once for the defined parameters and then caches it and only ever returns that cached data going forward. Use this option if you wish to report on historical data from previous financial years and append with live data for the current year.
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: The [[Model Type|Data File Type]] cannot be changed once a model has been created.
: The [[Model Type|Data File Type]] cannot be changed once a model has been created.


= Related Topic =
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[[Configuring models]]
[[Configuring models]]

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