Microsoft data shape

Download Microsoft Edge More info. Contents Exit focus mode. Please rate your experience Yes No. Any additional feedback? Important This feature will be removed in a future version of Windows. Note The dynamic property, Data Provider , can be set only on an unopened Connection object. In this article. Indicates whether Recordset objects with duplicate values for their Reshape Name properties are allowed. If this dynamic property is True and a new Recordset is created with the same user-specified reshape name as an existing Recordset , then the new Recordset object's reshape name is modified to make it unique.

If this property is False and a new Recordset is created with the same user-specified reshape name as the existing Recordset , both Recordset objects will have the same reshape name. Create a new set if you want to set data fields from scratch. For example, you might do this if you import an image as a new shape, or draw a new shape.

Create a new set from the shape selected in Visio to use the data sets that come with most shapes. For example, shapes in the Flowchart stencils come with data sets including fields such as cost, end date or owner. Create a new set from an existing set if you want to modify a data set that already exists for that shape.

To replace the existing data sets with the selected sets, select Remove existing data sets. To add the selected data sets and keep the existing sets, clear the Remove existing data sets check box. If you clicked Define , in Shape Data Sets , click a property in the Properties list and then use the fields in Define Shape Data to define and format it.

If you are building a new data set, the Properties list probably shows a blank data type called Property1. If you want, add a Prompt to help describe the purpose of the shape data.

Format pages. Notes: Only add data sets to shapes that will not receive data imported from an external source, such as an Excel spreadsheet, Access or SQL Server database, or other data source. Need more help? Expand your skills. Get new features first. Both the parent and the child Recordset can have columns that contain an expression on the row in the Recordset , as well as columns which are new and initially empty. Skip to main content. This browser is no longer supported. Download Microsoft Edge More info.

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