Specifying DataView setup information - Input Parameters tab

When you set up a predefined DataView, you can specify this information on the Input Parameters tab of the DataViews Setup form.

Note: The options on this tab can be especially helpful when setting up a DataView to be used to create reports. You can use input parameters to specify exactly what data can be used for query ranges or other return results, using a report criteria form associated with the DataView.


Column	Description
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 IDO Method, this field is disabled.
Operator	This field specifies the 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 IDO Method, this field is disabled. If you select Event Parameter here, the name of the parameter is required in the Name column.
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 IDO Method, this field is disabled.
Name	This option is enabled and required only if you select Event Parameter as the Operator. This field specifies the name of a parameter defined for the event in the Application Event System (AES).