Object Value

Use the Object Value data source when you want the object to print the value of another object that is on the same template or on another template in the same document. The data source value is the concatenated value of all the data sources that exist for the object that you select to read the data from.

In the Toolbox, click the Data Sources tab to show the Data Sources pane.
If necessary, expand the Object Values node to display a list of all of the objects in the document.
Click to expand the object node for the object whose value you want to use as the data source for the new object.
Drag the Object Value data source that you want from the Data Sources pane to the location on the template where you want the object.

When you want to place the Object Value data source on a different template than the original object, drag the data source from the Toolbox to the template tab at the bottom of the design area that corresponds to the template that you want. When the template appears in the design area, drag the data source 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 an Object Value data source in the navigation pane of the Object Properties dialog by the

icon. For more information about the properties that you can specify for the data source, refer to Data Sources Property Page.

You can also replace an existing data source with an Object Value data source or add an Object Value data source to an object's already existing data sources. For more information about how to do this, refer to Configuring Data Sources.