IParameterDataProvider.GetDisplayData Method

Gets the display data for the filter selection control.

Namespace:  Microsoft.PerformancePoint.Scorecards.Server.Extensions
Assembly:  Microsoft.PerformancePoint.Scorecards.Server (in Microsoft.PerformancePoint.Scorecards.Server.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Function GetDisplayData ( _
    providerLocation As RepositoryLocation, _
    parameterDefinition As ParameterDefinition, _
    parameterSourceLocation As RepositoryLocation, _
    custom As Object _
) As DataTable
'Usage
Dim instance As IParameterDataProvider
Dim providerLocation As RepositoryLocation
Dim parameterDefinition As ParameterDefinition
Dim parameterSourceLocation As RepositoryLocation
Dim custom As Object
Dim returnValue As DataTable

returnValue = instance.GetDisplayData(providerLocation, _
    parameterDefinition, parameterSourceLocation, _
    custom)

DataTable GetDisplayData(
    RepositoryLocation providerLocation,
    ParameterDefinition parameterDefinition,
    RepositoryLocation parameterSourceLocation,
    Object custom
)

Parameters

• providerLocation
  Type: Microsoft.PerformancePoint.Scorecards.RepositoryLocation

  This parameter is not used by the CustomParameterDataProvider class. Pass a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) or the Empty() method.
  The location of the provider in the repository.

• parameterDefinition
  Type: Microsoft.PerformancePoint.Scorecards.ParameterDefinition

  The parameter definition for the filter beginpoint.

• parameterSourceLocation
  Type: Microsoft.PerformancePoint.Scorecards.RepositoryLocation

  The location of the parameter's data source in the repository.

• custom
  Type: System.Object

  A WebPartContext object, or a GridViewData object in the case of scorecards.

Return Value

Type: System.Data.DataTable
The display data for the filter selection control.

Remarks

Do not override this method in a custom extension. Override the GetDisplayDataInternal(ParameterDefinition, RepositoryLocation, Object) method instead.

See Also

Reference

IParameterDataProvider Interface

IParameterDataProvider Members

Microsoft.PerformancePoint.Scorecards.Server.Extensions Namespace