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Creating Named Data Sources

There are several ways to create named data sources and connect them to objects on your template:

ClosedTo create a named data source from an existing data source

  1. Double-click on the object containing the data source you wish to share to open the Object Properties dialog. Alternatively, select Properties from the object's context menu.

  2. Select the desired data source from the Navigation Pane.

  3. On the Data Sources property page, select the Data Source tab.

  4. Next to the Name field, click the icon to open the Change Data Source Name wizard.

  5. In the Name field, enter the desired name by which you wish to refer to the selected data source.

  6. Click OK to apply the name change and close the Change Data Source Name wizard.

Once you have named a data source, it will appear in the Named Data Sources dialog.

ClosedTo create a named data source using the Create Named Data Source Wizard

  1. In the Toolbox, click Data Sources to open the Data Sources pane.

  2. From the context menu for the Data Sources node, select Create Named Data Source to launch the Create Named Data Source wizard.

  3. Follow the prompts in the wizard and click Finish once complete.

ClosedTo link an object to a named data source using the Properties dialog

  1. Double-click on the desired object to open the Object Properties dialog. Alternatively, select Properties from the object's context menu.

  2. Select the desired data source from the Navigation Pane.

  3. On the Data Sources property page, select the Data Source tab.

  4. Next to the Name field, click the icon to open the Change Data Source Name wizard.

  5. Select Link to existing named data source.

  6. In the Named Data Source field, select the data source whose value you wish to use.

  7. Click OK to apply the name change and close the Change Data Source Name wizard.

ClosedTo link an object to a named data source using drag and drop

  1. In the Toolbox, click Data Sources to open the Data Sources pane.

  2. Expand Named Data Sources to show all available named data sources .

  3. Click and hold down on the desired named data source.

  4. Drag the named data source to the desired object.

  5. Release the named data source. This will replace all data sources in that object with the named data source you selected.

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