Application DesignData Source Rule

A Data Source rule allows you to configure a control to run a data source from the Form View of a label template in Label Design Label Design, or from a form in Application Design .

Note: Each action must have a name by which it is identified, and this name must be unique within the form in which it appears. This name can be modified in the Name field of the action and is displayed in View > Actions after the action has been created.

The following are the properties for a Data Source rule.

Important! Content in an action or rule is case sensitive.

Value Description

Trigger source

The field that is used in conjunction with a trigger event to interactively run the rule. For example, a button that runs a query when clicked, a prompt that runs a query when submitted, or a form that runs a query when loaded.

Trigger event

The event that is used in conjunction with the trigger source to run the rule. For example, clicking a button, entering text at a prompt, loading a form, or submitting a job.

Priority

The order in which the rules that have otherwise identical triggers are run. Trigger values are compared only if the triggers have the same trigger source, trigger event, and trigger key (if any). The type of trigger source is irrelevant. The trigger source with the lowest value for priority is run first.

Conditional

Determine whether to perform an action based on the result of a comparison of values or the result of a logical operation.

  • Name
  • OperatorClosed

    • Equals
    • Not Equal
    • Equals Ignore Case
    • Not Equal Ignore Case
    • Less Than
    • Greater Than
    • Is Missing
    • Is Not Missing
    • Is Empty
    • Is Not Empty

  • Value
Data Sources

Select a type of data source, and then click Add to select the specific data source to use for the action.

  • Alternate Data Source
  • Database
  • Serial Number