Do you have a report which refreshes your data source?

Updated by Brady Stroud [SSW] 6 months ago. See history

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Your report should have:

  • A checkbox/radio button which allows user to trigger the refresh.
  • A table display the history of previous refresh including start time, duration and status...
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✅ Figure: Good example - A report with a radio button allows you to refresh data and a table showing the history

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