Managing Database Records
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8 Link fields on the left to fields on the right.
This tells OmniForm which field data to import from the other
database and where to import it in the current database.
• To link individual fields, select a field on the left, select its cor-
responding field on the right, and click
Link
.
• Click
Auto
to automatically link all fields with the same name.
Linked fields appear in the
Links
list box.
• Select a link in the
Links
list box and click
Unlink
to unlink it.
• Click
Unlink All
to unlink all fields.
• Select
Recalculate Imported Records According to Form’s Calcula-
tions
when it is selectable to apply existing calculations to the
imported records.
9Click
Range...
to open the Record Range dialog box to specify a
range of records to import.
Otherwise, OmniForm imports all records by default.
• Type the first record number to import in the
From
text box
and the last record number of the range to import in the
To
text box.
• Click
OK
to return to the Import dialog box.
10 Click
OK
when you are done linking fields.
OmniForm imports the information into the selected fields,
creating as many new records as necessary in the process.
11 Click
OK
in the dialog box that tells you how many records were
imported successfully.
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