Create form variables

Create, modify and delete form variables.

On the form modeling bar, click Form variables and click New.

The New form variable dialog box is displayed.
Enter a unique Name for the variable, such as CustomerName.

Note If a form variable has the same name as a form control, the control name takes precedence.
On the Type list, select the type of variable, such as Decimal. (Default: String)

See the form variable types supported by TotalAgility.
Select, enter or define a Value for the variable. For example, for the Array, define the number of columns.

To provide a dynamic value at runtime, leave the Value empty.
Click Save.

The form variable appears on the list.
Save the form.

Create a Date variable

In the New form variable dialog box, enter a unique Name for the variable.
On the Type list, select Date. (Default: String)
For Value, do either of the following:
- Click the Calendar picker and select the required date and time.
- Click fx.
  
  By default, @Today macro appears in the Value box. Use @Today macro to get the current date, or a past/future date by adding or subtracting the number of days. For example, specify the value as @Today+5. At runtime, the value of the Date variable is set to the current date + (plus) or - (minus) the number of days specified (if any).
Click Save.
The date variable appears on the Form variables page.

You can only change the value of a variable, but cannot change its name and type.

On the form modeling bar, click Form variables.

A list of existing form variables appear.
To modify a form variable:
1. On the list of variables, click the variable to modify.
  The Edit form variable dialog box appears.
2. Make changes as needed.
3. Click Update.
To delete a form variable, on the context menu of the variable to delete, click Delete.

On confirmation, the variable is deleted.