Forms-DataGroup
DataGroup is an area that relates the form with the database of the application. DataGroup provides the necessary connection.
A DataGroup defines an area of the form in which all the displaying data are coming from a specific table of the database. The Datagroup defines finally witch fields of the database will be available as form fields. Generally in every form, while we start to design it, contains a Datagroup overlaying the form.
| Database Type | Application |
| Parent | Parent Datagroup |
| Table | The displayed Table (or Query) |
| Link | |
| Task | BrowseEdit or Modify or Append or Delete or Browse |
| Default Values | obsolete |
| Link Expression |
For the Datagroups in Browse Edit mode is of the form: DATAGROUP1.TABLE1.FIELD1=FIELD2
DATAGROUP1 : The name of parent datagroup. TABLE1 : The name of the displayed table in parent Datagroup. FIELD1 : The unique field name in the TABLE1 table. FIELD2 : The foreign key to the TABLE1 of the Datagoup's table. |
| Change Prompt | obsolete |
| Display Type | Yes in case of task is "Browse" |
| Unique Field | The unique field of the table that drives the Datagroup |
| Unique Table | The table that drives the Datagroup |
| Local Data | 0 |