Run a Test Query

Before you make an information map available to your users, test it to verify that it works as intended.
To run a test query:
  1. On the toolbar, click Run a test query.
  2. In the Test the Information Map dialog box, select the Name data item in the Available items list. Then, press the CTRL key and select Department, Location, Number of Years Employed, and Which department?
  3. Click Add to populate the Selected items list.
    Test the Information Map dialog box
  4. Accept the default settings for any fields that are not mentioned.
  5. Click Run Test to run a test query that uses the selected items.
  6. In the Prompt Value Specification dialog box, select SAM in the Available list, and then click Add. EDU is preselected because you chose it as your default value when you created the prompt.
    Note: The label that is displayed for the prompt is the text that you entered in the Displayed text field in the New Prompt dialog box. It is prefaced by an asterisk (*) because this prompt requires a value.
    Prompt Value Specification dialog box
  7. Click OK. The Results dialog box is displayed with the results of the test query. The result set should contain 47 rows.
    Results dialog box
  8. (Optional) You can display the SQL code that is generated for the test by clicking View SQL to open the View Query dialog box.
    View Query dialog box
  9. Click Close in the View Query dialog box (if you viewed the SQL) and the Results dialog box.
  10. Click Cancel in the Prompt Value Specification dialog box.
  11. Click Close in the Test the Information Map dialog box.
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