Data sources
Data sources allow USoft web pages to access stored data. For you as a developer, they provide access to data with only a minimal need to code SQL statements manually.
Embedded data sources
You can insert (or embed) a data source into another data source.
SQLDataSources
This article is about a special type of data source called SQLDataSource that allows you to write your own SQL to get data from the database.
Data source path syntax
In page stacking situations, you can refer to data sources in underlying pages by using data source path syntax.
Life time data source property
A DataSource object has a Life Time property that determines the lifecycle of the data. The Life Time property can have the following values:
How to define a Related Data Source
The main object in a related page is the related data source. A related data source can be defined independently as a data source object. The advantage is the possible re-use of this (conceptual) data source object in multiple pages afterwards.
How to define a Lookup Data Source
The main object in a lookup page is the lookup data source. A lookup data source can be defined independently as a data source object. The advantage is the possible re-use of this (conceptual) data source object in multiple pages afterwards.
How to define a Variable Set Data Source
To define a VariableSetDataSource: