Blaise 5 Data Lookup

A data lookup item allows you to search for a record from a database. One or more values from the record can then be stored with the survey data.

When generating Blaise 5 source code for a data lookup, the Blaise 5 LOOKUP command is used.

Note

The Data Lookup survey item type is only available in Blaise Colectica Questionnaires.

Data Lookup Properties

Name

A short name used to refer to the data lookup.

Label

A label to be shown as a prompt.

Question Text

The text used to prompt for a response.

Data Record Columns

Lists the columns available in the database to be searched. See below for details.

DATA MODEL name

The name of the project, .blax, and .bdix file used as the external database.

Data Record Column Properties

Name

The name of the column.

Data Type

The data type of the column

Assign to field

If checked, this field will be copied into the survey’s data model.