Editing the value of a variable

You can assign a variable to a data expression, a JavaScript expression, or a simple value. When you are editing the variable, you can use only the data attributes and variables that are visible in the current context.

1. Click Data > Edit Assignments. In the Assignment Editor window, click Edit. The Set Assignment for Current Element window opens.
   Note: The Set Assignment for Current Element window displays Data Expression tab with Attributes node in expanded form without any selection, making it easy for the template designer to select the attribute. If the template element is not within any query context, then the Simple Value tab displays by default.
2. Enter a value:
   • To use a Data expression:
     1. Click the Data expression tab.
     2. Expand Variables, and select a variable.
   • To use JavaScript expression:
     1. Click the Script expression tab.
     2. Expand Variables, select a variable, and enter the JavaScript code that can use the variables in the current context.
     3. If you copied the script from XHTML, you can select the XHTML Input option to allow the XHTML tags that are contained in the script to be edited.
     4. If you are generating the template into XHTML output, you can select the XHTML Output option to parse the script and render the script as rich text.
   • To use a Simple value, click the Simple value tab, type a value, and then click OK. For example, Header Title.
   • Tip: If you rename a variable, the name is not updated in a script expression or native filter and creates a reference error. When you rename a variable, ensure that you revise the name in the script expressions and native filters as well.
3. Click OK to close the Set Assignment for Current Element window.
4. Click OK to close the Assignment Editor window.

Results

If you added a data or script expression, an example variable in the element might look like this in the template:

"object:"+Absolute Number+
"attribute"+name+
"value"+_value