Specifications

114 Connecting Fields
ID Works Standard and Enterprise Version 5 Administrator’s Guide
• Connect to the database only. If you use the ID Works Production
Form as a data entry vehicle, you can collect and store
information in your database without using it on a card or report.
A home address is an example of information you might collect
and save in the database but not print on a card or report.
When making connections, select the Production Form field first and
then the database table column field or card or report design field.
Field Connections Window
You use the Field Connections window to establish connections
between fields. From the menu bar, select View and then Field
Connector. The Field Connections window contains three areas:
Data Source, Production Form, and Production Output.
When you open the Field Connections window, the Production Form,
card design, and report block windows change to viewing field names
(if you had been viewing sample data). This helps you associate field
names in the Field Connections window with fields on your
Production Form and output designs.
Enterprise
Edition Only!
ID Works Enterprise edition allows using a directory service for data
storage. This option results in some differences in the Field
Connections window. See “Using the Field Connector Window” on
page 112 for complete information.