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Named Data Source

Use a Named Data Source data source when you want the object to print the value of a previously configured named data source.

ClosedTo create a text object that has a Named Data Source data source

  1. In the Toolbox, click the Data Sources tab to show the Data Sources pane.

  2. If necessary, expand the Named Data Sources node to display the available Named Data Source data sources.

  3. Drag the Named Data Source data source that you want from the Data Sources pane to the location on the template where you want the object.

You can configure the properties of this data source by using the Data Sources property page of the Object Properties dialog. You can identify a Named Data Source data source in the navigation pane of the Object Properties dialog by the icon that represents the data source type of the named data source; the options available on the Data Source tab are the options that are associated with that data source type. For more information about the properties that you can specify for the data source, refer to Data Sources Property Page.

You can use named data sources to attach a single data source, such as a database field, to multiple objects. Any change that is made to a named data source results in the same change being made to all other objects in the document where the named data source is used. For more information about named data sources, refer to Creating Named Data Sources.

You can also replace an existing data source with a Named Data Source data source or add a Named Data Source data source to an object's already existing data sources. To learn how to do this, refer to Configuring Data Sources.

In the Change Data Source Type wizard, the Link to an Existing Named Data Source option appears only when you have created a named data source in the document.

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