Assigning a Data Object

Prerequisite: ClosedYou have opened a document in the document editor. The document contains either static or dynamic grids. Categories (if necessary) and layouts are assigned to the grids.

  1. Choose the page on which you want to assign data objects to the grids.

  2. Open the Data objects tab.

  3. Click the context menu of the grid to which you want to assign a data object.

    4. The tab shows the data objects that can be assigned.

  4. Optional: further restrict the data objects displayed (see Searching for a Data Object).

  5. Choose:

    • Drag the data object to the grid using drag and drop.

    or

    • Click the data object.

The data object is assigned to the grid. Instead of the category image and a green X, an image of the data object is displayed. On the Data objects tab, the assigned data object is marked with a green checkmark. This lets you ensure that you do not assign a data object multiple times, even with multi-page documents.

Note

To assign a data object to all the empty grids simultaneously, double-click a data object.

  1. Select the page on which you want to assign data objects to grids.

  2. Switch to the Content tab.

  3. On the Content tab, select the variable of the Smart Grid, see Texts and Images.

  4. In the Data objects area, click the pencil icon.

    5. The Select product dialog is displayed.

  5. If necessary, search for suitable data objects, see Searching for a Data Object.

  6. Click on the appropriate data object to select it.

  7. Click Select data object.

You have assigned a data object to the grid. The data object is displayed in the grid.