Nexio® TitleMotion™ GS Data Source Wizard
User Guide Link Data Tags to Data Sources
Link Data Tags to Data Sources
After you have chosen one or more data sources, use the Data Source Wizard to link the sources to the data tags in the layout object.
Choose The Data Sources
See Set Up a Data Source (on page 7) for information about choosing data sources.
Link Data Tags to Data Sources
After you have chosen one or more data sources, a new dialog opens which allows you to link the data sources to the data tags in the layout object. The Data Preview list shows a preview of the available data source headings.
1. Select one of the object’s data tags in the Field drop-down list.
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User Guide Link Data Tags to Data Sources
2. From the Source drop-down list, select the heading that you want to link to the data tag.
If the heading is an external key to another table, check the This Source Is An External Key checkbox.
You will establish the other source table when you proceed to the next dialog.
3. If the link is an external key to another table, select the link in the Assignment list and click the
Modify button to establish the other source table. You can also establish any other source tables by clicking the Next button when you’re done linking your tags. See Establish Other Source Tables (on
page 15).
4. When you have finished linking data tags to data sources, click any of the buttons on the bottom of the dialog to format, filter, color, or sort the data:
Click the Data Formatting button to format the text, data, and date fields. See Data Formatting
(on page 17 ).
Click the Refine Range & Style button to filter or add color to the data. See Refine Range & Style
(on page 18).
Click the Data Sorting button to sort the data. See Data Sorting (on page 20).
5. Click the Next button when you are ready to set up playback and expiration rules for the data. See
Choose Playback Settings (on page 21) to continue.
If any of the links are to an external key on another table, a dialog opens with options for
establishing the other source table (see Establish Other Source Tables (on page 15 )).
Establish Other Source Tables
If any of the data tags are linked to data sources which are keys to other tables, you need to establish the other source table, the column that contains the external keys, and the column that contains the data that needs to be returned.
1. From the Found In Table list, select the table that the link connects to.
2. Pick the column that contains the external keys in the External Key References drop-down list.
3. Select the column that contains the data that needs to be returned in the Return the Value In drop-down list.
4. Click the Commit button to finalize the settings. If you are only establishing a link to one source table, the next dialog allows you to choose playback and expiration settings for the data. See Choose
Playback Settings (on page 21) to continue.
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If you are establishing links to multiple source tables you are returned to the Assign Source dialog
(see Link Data Tags to Data Sources (on page 14 )).
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