Specifying DataView setup information - Input Parameters tab
| Column | Description |
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| Sequence | These integers indicate the order in which the specified input
parameters are queried. This number is assigned at the time of the parameter's creation. Once this parameter has been saved, you cannot change it. |
| Property Name | Use the drop-down list to specify the IDO property to be used for the
input parameter. When you select a property in this field, the Description field is automatically populated with the default value for the property, if one exists. You can modify the value in the Description field, if desired. Note: If the Source Type on the
General tab is set to ,
this field is disabled.
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| Operator | When used, this field specifies an operation to use in setting a range
for the data to be retrieved. When two such operators are used in
tandem, you can set an upper range limit and a lower range limit. For example, suppose you want to retrieve the values of all customers whose names begin with the letter 'C'. You could create one parameter using the operator Greater Than Or Equal To with a Description value of C. You could then create a second parameter using the operator Less Than, with a Description value of D. By applying both of these parameters to the Property Name of CustName, you effectively set a range for customers whose names begin with the letter 'C'. See DataView input parameter operators. Note: If the Source Type on the
General tab is set to ,
this field is disabled.
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| Description | Specify a string that describes this parameter. This string is used when prompting for this parameter, so that the user has an idea of what the parameter is. In a sense, you can consider this a prompt string or label string. This string can be a literal string (for example, Starting Customer) or it can be the name of a translatable string (for example, sStartingCustomer). When translatable strings are used, they are translated at run time. If the DataView is self-prompting, then this string is used as the label for the input parameter on the DataView Inputs form. If the DataView component is embedded in a form, then this string is used to label the input parameter field within the DataView component binding. |
| End of Day | This option is enabled only when the specified property is a date/time
property. When selected, this option causes the time on a Date/Time
property value to be set to the "end of day," which is defined in
the system as 11:59:59.99 PM.
When cleared, the system uses the system date/time to perform the
query. The use of this option allows you to set very precise
date/time ranges. Note: If the Source Type on the
General tab is set to ,
this field is disabled.
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