You can specify a default value for an attribute and all
text box controls that bind to the attribute inherit this value. The
value is saved in the database
Before you begin
This procedure includes updating the database. Backup the
database and make any necessary arrangements before you restart the
database and the application server.
Procedure
- Select the attribute in the Database Configuration application
or click New Row to specify a new attribute.
- Specify the value you want to use as the default label
for the attribute in the Title field.
- Click Save.
- Run the configdb command to save the changes
to the database. Sign out of the system and stop the application server.
- In the Application Designer, drag a text box control from
the Control Palette into a section control in the workspace.
- Select the text box control and click Control
Properties.
- Specify the attribute that you configured. The
window refreshes and the Default Label field
contains the value that you configured.