Database Features
In this chapter, you begin to construct the Employee window of the employdb application by defining data sources and database-specific gadgets. You will also use a memory data source, a form, and various operations to establish selection and display criteria.
In this chapter, you will perform these operations:
Defining the EMP_DS SQL Data Source
Connecting a Table Gadget to the EMP_DS Data Source
Using Selection and Display Criteria
Defining the STATUS_MDS Memory Data Source
Connecting a Table Gadget to the STATUS_MDS Data Source
Mapping Cells Between Data Sources
Defining the DEPT_DS SQL Data Source
Connecting a Table Gadget to the DEPT_DS Data Source
Mapping and Formatting the Cells
Defining a Form, which consists of data-source-aware gadgets, and connect it to the DEPT_DS Data Source