Data Access
You can add model-dependent data and properties, as well as application-specific properties that can be modified from a running application, by using the data access functionality in the Application Builder. This is in addition to the predefined model data and model properties that you access in the New Form wizard. If data access is active, applicable data and properties in the Settings windows for many nodes under a Component node, as well as the Settings windows for some forms, form objects, and menu and toolbar items in the application, get a green check box to the left of the settings. Select this check box to select it as a data source and add the corresponding property to the tree under Available on the Inputs/outputs page in the New Form wizard and in the Source sections of applicable form objects. Depending on the type of data, it can become a text label and an input field, check box, or combo box.
To activate the data access:
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On the Home toolbar, click Model Builder (), click the Developer tab if needed, and then click Data Access ().
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In the Source section for applicable form objects, click the Switch to Model Builder and Activate Data Access button () to move directly to the Model Builder window with the data access activated.