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Creating Joins and Defines With the Text Editor
The Developer Studio Text Editor allows you to access
tools such as the Join and Define tools, which are not available
from the browser text editor. You can use the Text Editor to create
alert tests or alert events.
Procedure: How to Create Joins and Defines With the Text Editor
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Click
the Text Editor button on either the Alert
Wizard, New or Existing Test window or the Alert Wizard, Create the
Report window.
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Right-click
inside the Text Editor Alert Test window and select New from
the context menu.
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Select
the Relationships (join) option if you want
to create a join or the Temporary fields (define) option
to create a virtual field. The WebFOCUS Table List window opens.
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Select
a data source description from the list and click OK.
The Join or Define tool opens.
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Create
a Join or Define. When you exit the tool, the Do you want to update
FOCEXEC? window opens.
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Click Yes.
The code generated for your Join or Define (virtual field) is saved
in the Alert Test or Alert Event Text Editor window.
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Close
the Text Editor. The Save Current Changes? window opens.
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Click Yes to
save your Join or Define in the Procedure Viewer.
For more
information about the Join and Define tools, see the Creating Reports With Graphical Tools manual.