DataView Component

tdickens

I'm trying to learn about DataViews.  I want to have a DataView open on my form.  There is a DataView component that I think is what I should use.  What I don't know is if the DataView is supposed to load on form load?  Or if I need to have an event to load the DataView.  I hope there is an event that I can execute the load the DataView.

This is what I have done.

1. Create a blank form
2. Added the DataView component to the form
3. In the Data Source Binding for the DataView component
   1. Mode = Predefined DataView
   2. DataView = User Authorization Report
   3. Layout = ReportOutput (also tried blank value for Layout)
   4. I set the Starting User Name and Ending User Name to my userid (also tried blank values)
4. When I run the form, then I see the columns for the DataView.  But there is no data displayed
   1. I tried having a button with StdFormRefresh event.

What I ultimately want to do is use DataViews on some forms instead of Grids.  There will be times where we need to display data with totals that I think can be better handled with a DataView.  I want the DataView component to display on the form.  And not open a separate tab with DataView Form Results.

Questions:

1. Should the DataView be loaded with data when the form runs?
2. Is there an event to cause the DataView to be loaded?
3. To use the DataView component on a form instead of a Grid.  Do I have to create a predefined DataView?  The documentation mentions Form DataViews.  But the documentation mentions opening the DataView Form Results form.

I appreciate any help anyone can give me on DataViews.