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Visio Discussions => Shapes & Templates => Topic started by: iand on April 27, 2016, 05:14:40 PM

Title: Using shape data item in shape
Post by: iand on April 27, 2016, 05:14:40 PM
Hi,

I've copied the process shape from the cross functional flowchart template & have edited the shape date so that when it's place on the flowchart a popup asks for basic info.

One of the fields is Process Name.

How do I get this displayed as the text within the process shape, i.e. the same field as if I'd clicked on the shape and started typing?

Ian
Title: Re: Using shape data item in shape
Post by: novski on May 12, 2016, 01:01:03 PM
did you make that with Shapedata?
If yes you can go to the menu Insert and then to field. There you will get a window and you can click custom formula.
Now you can add the field with something like this: sheet.*xy*!prop.*yourprocessname*

so to get the sheet nr. you have to go to developer menu and click shape-name the field ID has the number to put in to sheet.xy!
lets say its nr. 56 so your formulae is sheet.56!prop.*yourprocessname*

by typing prop. you have to get a drop down with all your fields where you can choose the one you need. *yourprocessname*
Its also possible that you did it with user fields. then you just type: sheet.56!user.*yourprocessname*

Regards, Novski