Variables

Variables allow individual settings of a query component to be changed by users at the time of execution.

Each query and condition component has a Variables section in the properties where you can select configuration properties to be used as variables. For macro queries or macro conditions, you can also select the parameters as variables.

When a query is called in a variable-sensitive context, it is determined for the query and all subcomponents which attributes have been set as variables. These are displayed in a preceding variable dialog. The initial values of these variables correspond to those of the attributes. They can thus be changed before the query is executed or before testing.