Adding a Binding from the General Properties Tab for a Control

The General tab of the Properties view for a control may contain the binding icons indicating that a parameter or expression can be bound to any of the following properties: Label, Hint, Value, Visible, Enabled, and Required, which each can have only one binding or computation action.

1. Click the Add a binding button next to a property.

   The Select Type dialog appears.

2. Select the radio button Create a binding for this property.
3. Click Next.
4. In the Edit Binding dialog, configure the binding as explained in the table Edit Binding from the General Properties Tab for a Control.

   Edit Binding from the General Properties Tab for a Control

   Select	Definition
   (Down arrow above the Select an Items text box)	Click the Down arrow on the right (above the Select an item... window) to select from these options: Show controls and panes If this is not selected, then only parameters will be shown in the Matching and selected items pane. Show unbound items only If this is selected, then any properties that already have bindings will not be shown. You can select either one, both, or none by clicking on the corresponding check mark.
   Select an item	This text box allows you to type in a filter expression that will restrict the items shown in the Matching and selected items pane. Names, labels, and property names are matched by the filter. You can use the * and ? wildcard characters to represent any string or any character respectively.
   Matching and selected items	In the Matching and selected items list, select a property to which you want to bind the initially selected property. This selection appears right under the Matching and selected items list as a complete path to the selected property: ../pane/control/property For example, select the parameter (CustAge), which will update the Guardian Name if the customer age is less than 21.
   Define the binding type for the selected property	In the section property of control, the three binding directions are displayed: Updates property of control Is updated by property of control Synchronizes with property of control The binding types that are available for use are enabled, while the ones that are not available appear as disabled (grayed out).
   Select Binding Endpoint window	If the selected binding type for the specified property is not allowed, an error will appear in the Select Binding Endpoint window.
   Finish	If the selected property can be bound the way it was selected, the Finish button in the bottom of the diagram is enabled.

5. Once the binding configuration is finished, all new binding icons appear next to the property.

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