Adding a Binding from the General Properties Tab for a Control

The General tab of the Properties view for a control might 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.

The value property can have multiple bindings and/or computation actions. For details about these properties, see General Tab.

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

    The Select Type dialog box appears.

  2. Select the radio button Create a binding for this property.
  3. Click Next.
  4. In the Edit Binding dialog box, 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 are shown in the Matching and selected items pane.
    • Show unbound items only
      If this is selected, then any properties that already have bindings are not 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 restricts 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 updates 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 appears 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.