How to create a bartender data entry control

Create a data entry control from a template

1. On the template, insert a new barcode, text, or Picture object, the value of which is determined by the user when printing. (Note: For picture objects, the user needs to enter the path and file name of the image file.) )

2. Double-click the object to open the Object Properties dialog box.

3. Select the data source you want from the Navigation pane to view the Data Source property page and select the Transformations tab.

4. On the right side of the data entry control, click the icon to open the Data Entry Control dialog box.

5. Under Data entry controls, select Create to open the Create Data Entry Control dialog box. Select the type of data input control you want. A data entry control defines the type of object that is displayed on the data entry form when printed, such as a text box, check box, or Drop-down list. Click the Create button to close the dialog box and create the selected control.

6. In the Data Entry Control dialog box, click the Properties button to customize the control.

7. If you selected a text input control, radio button list control, list box control, or Drop-down list control, enter a description of the user input in the label text box. This text will appear as a label in front of the selected data entry control.

8. From the Frequency drop-down list, select how often you want the data entry form to appear during the print job execution.

9. Click the Close button to enable the data entry feature for the selected object.

10. On the Data Sources tab of the Data Source property page, modify the default response as needed.

11. Click Close to apply your changes.

　　Create a control from a data entry form

1. In Data Entry Form view, select the data entry control that you want to appear on the data entry form in the Controls pane of the Toolbox, and drag it to the data entry form.

2. Double-click the control to open the Control Properties dialog box.

3. From the list of available property pages, select linked data source.

4. From the list of data sources in the linked Data Source property page, select the data source to link to the selected control. If you enter a value in a data entry control when you print, the data source is replaced with user input.

5. Click the OK button to close the Control Properties dialog box.