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This section describes the preliminary tasks that you should perform before you actually start building your model.

Prerequisites

  • You have listed the main functional needs of the model to be created.

  • You have prepared the queries or other data services that are required for the model.

  • You have defined the back-end systems and aliases in the portal.

  • You have VC Role and Administrator roles defined for you in the portal.

  • You have mapped your user/password to all back-end systems to which you require access.

Procedure

  1. Access and log on to Storyboard according to the instructions in Logging On. Storyboard is displayed, with either a blank workspace or a model previously modified. If a model is displayed, close it.

  2. From the Storyboard main menu, choose   Model   New Model   and create a new model according to the instructions in Creating a New Model. When you finish, the Design board is displayed with the Compose Model task panel open at the right.

  3. Define your deploy environment by going to   Tools   Options   Compiler   tab, and from the Runtime drop-down list, select the required option.

  4. From the Components list in the task panel, drag the top-level item/s onto the Design board. If you are creating a package or a page, drill down further and create the iView.

Result

You are ready to begin composing the model.