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Use the Linked Data Source property page to link a data source to the data entry control.

To link a data source to a data entry control

The property page includes the following options.

Data Sources

The Data Sources pane lists the data sources that are available in the document.

• Print Dialog Data Sources: Links the number of copies, the languages in the document, the printer name, or serial numbers to a control on the data entry form. When you bind these options to controls on the data entry form, the print operator can enter the choice for the option at print time.

  • Copies: Specifies the number of identical copies of the document that are printed.

  • Language: Specifies the languages that the template can be printed in. Available when a phrase library that includes more than one language is connected to the document.

    There can be more than one Language source. Each source corresponds to the languages that were configured for the connected template objects on the Languages mini-tab of the Print dialog. For example, if a language list in the Print dialog includes English, Japanese, and German, the corresponding Language data source populates the control with those languages.

  • Printer: Specifies the printer that is used to print the document.

  The printer cannot be changed during the course of the print job. Any changes that are made to the printer's data source on the first printed item are in effect for the entire print job.

  
  

  • Serial Numbers: Specifies the number that serialization starts from.

• Query Prompts: Lists the query prompts that are available for the document's connected database.

The Query Prompts option is available only after you have connected your document to a database and created one or more query prompts for that connection by using the Database Setup dialog. For more information about query prompts, refer to Creating a Query Prompt and Filtering Data by Using a Query Prompt.




• Named Data Sources: Lists all the named data sources that are defined in your document. Click the named data source that you want to link to the data entry control. For more information about named data sources, refer to Creating Named Data Sources.

• Template Object Data Sources: Lists all the template objects in the document and the data sources that are associated with each object. Click the object data source that you want to link to the data entry control.

Properties

The Properties pane is displayed on the property page when you configure a Scale Display Control. You can use this pane to set different data sources for each of the weights that BarTender obtains.

• Net Weight: Indicates the weight of the product, minus the weight of the packaging or container.

• Gross Weight: Indicates the total weight of the product, including the weight of the packaging.

• Input Tare Weight: Indicates the weight of the packaging of a product. When measuring the weight of an object, BarTender subtracts the input tare weight (which is specified in BarTender) from the gross weight (which is received from the scale). The input tare weight can be manually entered at print time in the data entry form, read from a database, or entered as embedded data.

Data Source Properties: Click to modify the properties of the selected data source, including its name, data type, and transforms.

Supported Controls

This property page is available for the following controls:

• Check Box Control

• Date Picker Control

• Dropdown List Control

• Dropdown Record Picker Control

• Dropdown Text Input Box Control

• Image Capture Control

• List Box Control

• Month Calendar Control

• Number Input Box Control

• Radio Button List Control

• Record Picker Control

• Scale Display Control

• Slider Control

• Text Input Box Control

• Time Picker Control

• Word Processor Input Box Control

Related Topics

• Named Data Sources Example
• Data Sources Property Page