How to add a data field

1	Right-click the table handle, as shown in Figure 3-6.

Figure 3-6

Adding a data field to a table

2	Choose Data Fields. Data Fields appears. Figure 3-7 shows an example of Data Fields displaying two fields, customerName and phone, which are currently used in the table.

Figure 3-7

Data Fields displaying the fields currently used in the table

3	Choose Add More Fields. Data Set displays all the fields in the data set, as shown in Figure 3-8.

Figure 3-8

Data Set displaying all the available fields

4	Select the field to add. To add multiple fields, press Ctrl as you select each field. Choose OK.

5	On Data Fields choose OK. The selected fields are available to use in any expression.

If you are in the process of defining an expression for a computed column, you can choose the Add Data Field link, as shown in Figure 3-9, then follow steps 3 through 5 to add fields.

Figure 3-9

Adding data fields to an expression for a computed column

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