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DataSourceDefinition Class

SQL Server 2000

Represents a data source definition in the report server database.

Public Class DataSourceDefinition
   Inherits [Namespace].DataSourceDefinitionOrReference
   Member of [Namespace]

public class DataSourceDefinition : [Namespace].DataSourceDefinitionOrReference
   Member of [Namespace]

ConnectString	The connection string for a data source. String.
CredentialRetrieval	One of the CredentialRetrievalEnum values, indicating the way in which the report server retrieves data source credentials.
Enabled	Indicates whether a data source is enabled. Boolean.
EnabledSpecified	Indicates whether a value for the Enabled property is specified.
Extension	The name of the data source extension: SQL, OLEDB, ODBC, or a custom extension. String.
ImpersonateUser	Indicates whether the report server attempts to impersonate a user by using stored credentials after a data processing extension has established an authenticated connection to a data source. Boolean.
ImpersonateUserSpecified	Indicates whether a value for the ImpersonateUser property is specified.
Password	The password that the report server uses to connect to a data source. String.
Prompt	The prompt that the report server displays to the user when prompting for credentials. String.
UserName	The user name that the report server uses to connect to a data source. String.
WindowsCredentials	Indicates whether the report server passes user-provided or stored credentials as Windows credentials when connecting to a data source. Boolean.

Use the DataSourceDefinition class with the Item property of the DataSource class.

DataSourceDefinition is returned as output by the GetDataSourceContents method and is passed as input to the CreateDataSource and SetDataSourceContents methods.