Automating source synchronization in controls

Improve the maintainability of your application by defining sources for the values that populate user interface controls. When you tie a control to a list source, the values in the control change automatically to reflect the state of the source, which saves development time.

  1. Open the view that you want to edit.
    For more information, see Accessing views in your application.
  2. In the configuration pane on the right side of the window, hover over the control, and then click the Edit icon.
  3. In the Properties panel of the control, in the List Source section, select the list source:
    Choices Actions
    As defined on property Click Submit.
    Data page
    1. In the Data page field, specify the data page that you want to use as the source of the list values.
    2. In the Data source property field, specify the property from which you want to source the list.
    3. If your data page has parameters, and you want to limit the results to display, in the Value field, specify the value that you want to use as a filter.
    Clipboard page
    1. In the Clipboard page field, specify the clipboard page that you want to use as the source of the list values.
    2. In the Data source property field, specify the property from which you want to source the list.
    Report definition
    1. In the Report definition field, specify the report definition page that you want to use as the source of the list values.
    2. In the Applies to field, specify the class of the report definition.
    3. If your report definition has parameters, and you want to limit the results to display, in the Value field, specify the value that you want to use as a filter.
    4. In the Data source property field, specify the property from which you want to source the list.
  4. Click Apply.