Working With Data Sources

In the Data view, you can do the following with data sources:

Option

Description

To

Connect\Disconnect

Connects or disconnects all data sources from the UI files to which they are bound. This allows you to stop the data sources from serving data to the UI file, while leaving the data sources bound to it. The data sources can again serve data to the UI file once you select connect.

Click image\img00230.gif to connect all data sources.

Click image\img00231.gif to disconnect from all data sources.

Create Binding

Launches the Create Binding wizard to bind this datasource to a UI component.

Right click the Data view or Visual Editor and select New > Binding.

Create Formatter

Launches the Create Formatter wizard to create a formatter to format raw data before display in the UI.

Right click the Data view or Visual Editor and select New > Formatter.

Create Formatter Chain

Launches the Create Formatter wizard to create a chain of formatters that format raw data before display in the UI.

Right click the Data view or Visual Editor and select New > Formatter Chain.

Create Iterator

Launches the Create Iterator wizard to bind a range of data to a table or listbox in your application's UI.

Right click the Data view or Visual Editor and select New > Iterator.

Create serviceRequest

Launches the Create serviceRequest wizard to obtain enterprise data for display in the application UI through the server.

Right click the Data view or Visual Editor and select New > Service Request.

Create embedded serviceRequest

Launches the Create embedded serviceRequest to obtain enterprise data for display in the application UI.

Right click the Data view or Visual Editor and select New > Embedded Service Request.

Collapse All

Expand or collapse all data sources listed under the Data Sources node.

Click image\img00232.gif to collapse all nodes in the Data view.