The Database options dialog

To access this dialog:

Use these settings to specify the database settings and create a SQL query string when configuring the AutoValue add-on.

Note: AutoValue works only with a SQL Server database. It does not work with an Oracle database.

Database server

The name or IP address of the computer acting as the database server.

Login username

The user name for logging on to the database server.

Login password

The password for logging on to the database server.

Database name

The name of the database containing the value you want to insert. Click Find databases to fill in the Database name box with available databases.

SQL query

The SQL query to be used to retrieve the value from the database. Optionally, you can insert a macro in this box to retrieve INVOICES-specific information.

Warning

If there is an error in your SQL statement, any remaining fields will not receive a value.

 The AutoValue add-on: Overview