DATABASE VIEWER PLUS FOR IPAD: USER GUIDE PRODUCT VERSION: 4.1

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1 DATABASE VIEWER PLUS FOR IPAD: USER GUIDE PRODUCT VERSION: 4.1.

2 CONTENTS User Guide 1 INTRODUCTION FEATURES INSTALLATION DESKTOP INSTALLATION IPAD INSTALLATION: USING THE WIRELESS DATABASE VIEWER PLUS ON THE DESKTOP PROFILE MANAGER Add Profile Edit Profile Remove Profile Selection of File base and DSN base database File Based Database DSN based Database Select Tables from your Database Select Views/Queries from your Database Apply Filters Apply Sort Apply Column Sequence: Selection of Stored Procedure Profile available for sync indication FORM MANAGER Add Form (Create Form) Edit Form Remove Form Form Controls Label Text Box Check Box Combo Box ComboBox Fixed Value List ComboBox based on Another Profile (Lookup) Button First Previous Next Last New Edit Delete Find Go To Form Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 1

3 Go To Record Date Time Radio Button Formula Add Page Delete Page Delete PREFERENCES Set Password: Start Synchronization/Stop Synchronization: Synchronization Settings: Connection Settings: Reset: USING THE WIRELESS DBVIEWERPLUS ON THE IPAD FORMS AND PROFILE LIST ON IPAD FORMS ON IPAD Form View Edit Record in Form ComboBox (Lookup) in Form on ipad Date/Time control in Form on ipad Find Button in Form on ipad PROFILES ON IPAD Mulitple Record View Single Record View Add Record on ipad Edit Record on ipad Delete Record on ipad Detail View Search Contents Create Database on ipad Standard Database on ipad Custom Database on ipad Set Field Properties Fields properties to Text Field Fields properties to Integer Field Set properties to Float/Double datatype Field How to use predefined value PREFERENCES Data Synchronization Settings View Settings Password Protection FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS DESKTOP Does software send complete database every time? Is my database secured?...80 Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 2

4 5.1.3 How to get UDID of ipad? IPAD Does I need to create forms compulsary in desktop software? Can I hide Profiles List on home screen Whenever I add/edit/delete record on ipad, in Record view I get Red/Cyan color I am not satisfied with current font and font size, is there any option to change it? 83 6 SUPPORTED DATA TYPES SYSTEM REQUIREMENT CONTACT US...87 List of Figures Figure 1: Installation Start...6 Figure 2: Select Edition...7 Figure 3: UDID...8 Figure 4: Installation Path...9 Figure 5: Finish Setup...10 Figure 6: Profile Manger...13 Figure 7: Database Selection...14 Figure 8: File Based Database Selection...15 Figure 9: Excel Selection...16 Figure 10: DSN Database Selection...18 Figure 11: Table selection...19 Figure 12: Select Table from your database...20 Figure 13: Select Views/Queries of your database...21 Figure 14: Apply Filter...22 Figure 15: Apply Sort...23 Figure 16: Arrange Columns...24 Figure 17: Select DSN of Stored Procedure...25 Figure 18: Selection of Stored Procedure...26 Figure 19: Enter Parameter Values for Stored Procedure...27 Figure 20: Profile Ready for Sync...28 Figure 21: Form Manager...29 Figure 22: Profile Selection for Form...30 Figure 23: TextBox Control Properties...33 Figure 24: CheckBox Control Properties...34 Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 3

5 Figure 25: ComboBox Control Properties with Source Type: Valued List...35 Figure 26: ComboBox Control Properties with Source Type: Another Profile...36 Figure 27: Preferences available on Desktop side DBViewer Plus...43 Figure 28: Synchronization Settings...44 Figure 29: Home screen of DBViewerPlus on ipad...46 Figure 30: Form View...47 Figure 31: Edit record on Form...48 Figure 32: ComboBox in Form on ipad...50 Figure 33: Date/Time Control on form...51 Figure 34: Find functionality on form...52 Figure 35: Multiple Record View...54 Figure 36: Single Record View...56 Figure 37: Add Record...58 Figure 38: Edit Record Figure 39: Delete Record...60 Figure 40: Detail View...61 Figure 41: Search Data...63 Figure 42: Template Manager...65 Figure 43: Standard Database on ipad...66 Figure 44:Custom Database...68 Figure 45: Set Field Properties...70 Figure 46: Add Predefined values and set Default value...72 Figure 47: Field Properties to Integer Data type...73 Figure 48: Field Properties to Float/Double Data type...74 Figure 49: Select value from predefined values...75 Figure 50: Preferences...76 Figure 51: Password Protection...79 Figure 52: How to get UDID...80 Figure 53:Change Font and Font size...84 Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 4

6 1 INTRODUCTION User Guide Being away from your office does not mean not having the access to your data. Consider the scenario when you want to carry a copy of the database on your ipad, update the data and send updated data from ipad to original database on PC. Now it is possible with the Wireless Database Viewer Plus. Database Viewer Plus for ipad allows you to be more productive by allowing viewing and updating the database contents on your ipad. Wireless Database Viewer Plus for ipad allows to sync with Microsoft Access, FilePro, Microsoft Excel, and any ODBC Compliant database like Oracle, SQL Server etc. The software package consists of two software: the WDBViewer Plus Desktop (Server) that runs on Microsoft Windows, and ipad DBViewer Plus (Client) that run on the ipad. You will use the Desktop side software to create the database profiles (make the list of database) for ipad device and data will be synchronize with ipad depending on your sync settings on ipad. DBViewer Plus on ipad will receive these profiles and data respectively, and view the contents of the database. 1.1 Features Synchronize data Wirelessly with ipad (3G or Wi-Fi). View and update data on ipad, which will reflect to Server database immediately. Synchronize Table/View or Stored Procedure of your database with ipad. Synchronize only updated desktop data to ipad. Apply SQL Select queries, Filters; Sort the fields and Synchronize data according to it. Supported Databases: MS Access, MS Excel, FileMaker Pro, Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL FoxPro, dbase and any ODBC Compliant Database. Find option to search a record. Get the data of Views and Stored Procedure of DSN base database on ipad. Create your own custom database on ipad, or choose from one of the pre-designed templates such as Vehicle Info, BankAccount, and MembershipInfo etc. Support for various font type and font size. Supported Landscape mode. User can set predefined values for text field and also set other properties to other data types. Supported Password protection. All views support orientation. Support Push notification, get notification on ipad as soon as your desktop data updated. Ability to change column width. Pinch/Zoom on Multiple column view. Allow to change background color/ Text color/ Title Text Color Location Information (Set latitude/longitude for particular field) Supported Forms on ipad. Design form on desktop with Label, Text Field, Buttons, Checkbox, Combo box, Tab control. Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 5

7 2 INSTALLATION User Guide This software needs to install two components. Install one component on your windows base Personal Computer (Desktop Installation) and another component on ipad. 2.1 Desktop Installation Download IPDatabaseViewerPlus.exe setup file on your PC. Please make sure that Internet is available on the PC. Run this IPDatabaseViewerPlus.exe Setup file, this will show following screen. Figure 1: Installation Start Select Personal Edition to install software for individual user. For corporate edition please contact us at Now Personal Edition is default option available. This is for individual user, who wants to synchronize data with single mobile device. Corporate edition is available for users who want to synchronize data for more than one mobile device. For corporate edition, please contact us at Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 6

8 Figure 2: Select Edition Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 7

9 After selection of Personal Edition, Enter 40 character UDID (index 5.1.5) of your ipad. To get UDID, connect your ipad to your Windows base PC and launch itunes. In itune, select your device in the Devices section and navigate to the Summary tab. Click on the Serial Number label to reveal the Identifier field and the 40 characters UDID. Press Ctrl+C to copy the UDID to your clipboard, and paste it in UDID and Confirm UDID field. Figure 3: UDID Once you enter above information, in next installation step, select the installation path for this software on your Personal Computer. Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 8

10 Figure 4: Installation Path Now finish the installation of desktop component. Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 9

11 Figure 5: Finish Setup After successful installation of the software on PC, at installation path you will have Wireless Database Viewer Plus folder, which will have WDBViewerPlus.exe and other files, required for this software. Shortcut for WDBViewerPlus.exe and User Guide is available on your desktop. 2.2 ipad Installation: From your computer: 1. Just click on this link to launch itunes and download the app. 2. Once the download is complete, sync your ipad with itunes. 3. Go to the Home Screen on your device and tap the 'DBViewerPlus' icon. From your ipad: 1. Tap the App Store icon. 2. Search for Database Viewer Plus for ipad 3. Download the app. Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 10

12 Now you are ready to use Wireless Database Viewer Plus software.. Important: Install Wireless Database Viewer Plus software on the PC on which internet is available. Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 11

13 3 USING THE WIRELESS DATABASE VIEWER PLUS ON THE DESKTOP This section will explain how to use Wireless Database Viewer Plus software on the PC. Run WDBViewerPlus from the shortcut available on the desktop, or use Start Menu: Start->Programs- >Wireless Database Viewer Plus->Wireless Database Viewer Plus. There are three modules available here. 1. Profile Manager 2. Form Manager 3. Preferences. Profile Manager allows you to select your Table/Views/Stored Procedure to transfer to device. Form Manager allows you to design the form on the created profile in Profile Manager module. Preference allows to set various application preferences such as Synchronization settings, Connection Settings etc. First use Profile Manger to select your database then only use Form Manager to design the form. Once you create the Profile and Forms in desktop side WDBViewer Plus software, Just sync from ipad to get the desktop designed form and database to ipad. 3.1 Profile Manager Use Profile Manager to add profiles (list of database) for your ipad. Use Add Profile/Remove Profile buttons to update the profiles list. Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 12

14 Figure 6: Profile Manger Add Profile. Use Add Profile button to select the database, which you want to synchronize with ipad. On clicking Add Profile button, you will get New Profile: Database Connection dialog Edit Profile. Use Edit Profile button to update the selected profile. You can select another Table/Views/Queries/Stored Procedure. Also you can change the Filter/Sort/Column Sequence of selected profile. If the current profile is assigned to any of Form in Form Manager then you will not be able to edit the profile. Remove the form first, then only you will able to edit the profile Remove Profile. Use Remove Profile button to remove the selected profile from device and desktop. This action will remove profile first from desktop software and then on next sync from device, it will be deleted from device also Selection of File base and DSN base database. Select the database, which you want to synchronize with ipad. User can select File based as well as DSN based database. Apply Filter/ Sort for selected tables. Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 13

15 Figure 7: Database Selection Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 14

16 3.1.5 File Based Database User Guide Figure 8: File Based Database Selection Click on Browse button to select file of type: MS Access, MS Excel, FoxPro, dbase, you will get the screen as follows. Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 15

17 1. Select Files of type such as Microsoft Access Database (*.mdb), Excel Files (*.xls), or FoxPro/dbase Database (*.dbf) files and then select File name of your choice, for example NWIND.mdb, and click Open. 2. When you select an Excel file using Browse button, you will get a dialog prompt as: Figure 9: Excel Selection Here, when you select "View As Excel Worksheet", contents will be shown similar to that of Excel Worksheet. Whereas, when you select "Use first row as a field header", it will be treated as a database. In this case, customized SQL queries will work on your Spreadsheet. Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 16

18 To manually apply filters and sort orders click on "Filters" and "Sort" buttons. Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 17

19 3.1.6 DSN based Database User Guide Click on popup provided to select database via Database Source (DSN) such as Oracle, MySQL, and SQL Server. You will get list of available Database Source Name. Figure 10: DSN Database Selection Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 18

20 You can manage DSN via ODBC Data Source Manager in Windows Control Panel. Figure 11: Table selection Select Tables from your Database After selection of your database, you will get following screen. Here Select List Type has two options. 1.Tables 2. Views/Queries. Tables option is default option and shows all the tables available in your database. Select one of the table which you want to transfer to ipad. Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 19

21 Figure 12: Select Table from your database Select Views/Queries from your Database After selection of your database, you will get following screen. Here Select List Type has two options. 1.Tables 2. Views/Queries. Views/Queries options shows all the views and queries available in your database. Select the view or query which you want to transfer to ipad. For MS Access database, this option will show all the queries available in your MS Access database. Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 20

22 Figure 13: Select Views/Queries of your database Apply Filters In the above dialog box, click on "Filters button, you will see the following filter dialog: Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 21

23 Figure 14: Apply Filter Here, you can apply as many filters as you want. Click on "Add" button to have more filters. Select field from "Field" dropdown control, select operator from "Operator" dropdown control and click on "Value" edit box and enter value, which you want as a filter condition value Apply Sort Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 22

24 In New Profile: Build Query dialog (Fig. 11), click on the "Sort button, you will get the following sort order Dialog. Figure 15: Apply Sort Use Add button to implement Sorting on particular column. Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 23

25 Apply Column Sequence: User Guide Here you can alter the order in which your database field on your ipad. Select the fields in the order in which you want those to appear on your ipad. Use Clear All button to uncheck all the selected fields. Use Undo Select button to undo last selection. Figure 16: Arrange Columns Selection of Stored Procedure After selecting ODBC Database option (in fig.7), you will get Stored Procedure check mark option, enable this check mark and you will get list of stored Procedure in your database. Select Stored Procedure from this list. Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 24

26 Figure 17: Select DSN of Stored Procedure Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 25

27 Figure 18: Selection of Stored Procedure If your stored Procedure will have parameter values, then Parameter values dialog will appear. Select Particular Parameter and click on Value field for that parameter. Enter specific value you want. Use OK button to finish it. Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 26

28 Figure 19: Enter Parameter Values for Stored Procedure Profile available for sync indication When you finish profile creation, your profile will be listed in red color. Red color indicates that profile is still in process and not ready for syncing. When this red color of profile changes to normal color, sync from your device and your data will be transferred to your device. Red color indication will be shown only first time for each profile when user creates it, It indicates that whether that profile is available for syncing from device or not. Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 27

29 Figure 20: Profile Ready for Sync Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 28

30 3.2 Form Manager User Guide Figure 21: Form Manager Use Form Manager to create your Form. In Form Manager, you can create the form on the profile which are created in Profile Manager Add Form (Create Form) Click on Add Form button to create the form. You will get following Database Profile Selection screen, which will show list of profiles which you have created in Profile Manager. Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 29

31 Figure 22: Profile Selection for Form You will get following screen, which will show blank canvas of ipad to design form for your ipad. Add controls to canvas from Control Pallet according to your requirement. You can add controls to canvas by two ways, Either select the control in Control pallet and drag it to canvas or select the particular control and then click on canvas. See the Form Controls section in this manual for properties of each control provided. See Tab Properties section for Form properties. Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 30

32 3.2.2 Edit Form Use Edit Form button, to update the selected Form. You can redesign the complete form here Remove Form Use Remove Form button to remove selected form from both desktop and device. Your form will be remove from desktop software first and then on next sync, it will be deleted from device also Form Controls Following section will explain controls available for form. To design form, you have to drag the control as per your requirement and set the properties for each control. Following description of each control assumes that you are on the Form Design page. Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 31

33 Label You use labels on a form to display descriptive text such as titles, captions, or brief instructions. Labels don't display values from fields or expressions; they're always unbound and they don't change as you move from record to record. Use following procedure to create a stand-alone label (a label that isn't attached to another control). 1. Click the Label tool in the Tool Box. 2. On the form, click where you want to place the label, and then type the text for the label in Caption property in Label Control Properties. You can resize the label after you enter all the text. Other Label Control Properties: Align Text: You can align the text of label to Left, Right and Center. ForeColor: This property allows user to change the text color of label. Font Name: Set font name for label, this property shows the list of font names supported by ipad application. Font Size: Here select the font size as per your requirement Text Box Use text boxes on a form to display data from a record source. This type of text box is called a bound text box because it's bound to data in a field. Use following procedure to create a Text box. 1. Click the Text Box tool in the Tool Box. 2. On the form, click where you want to place the Text Box 3. In Text Box Control Properties, click the Data Column. 4. Select the field, which you want to bind with this text field. Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 32

34 Figure 23: TextBox Control Properties When you will drag the TextBox control on form, software map it(data Column) to default column. Change it according to your requirement. Default value: Set default value for this text box when user will add new record. Read Only: If you want this Text Box non editable then set it to True. ForeColor: Set text color for this Text Box. Font Name: Set Font for this Text Box. Font Size: Set font size here for the text in the Text Box Check Box You can use a check box on a form as a stand-alone control to display a Yes/No, True/False, or On/Off value. If the check box contains a check mark, the value is Yes; if it doesn't, the value is No. You can bound check box control to a column defined as a Bit data type. When the value in this column is 1, it is equivalent to Yes, On, or True conditions. When the value is 0, the column indicates No, Off, or False conditions. Use following procedure to create a Check box. 1. Click the Check Box tool in the Tool Box. 2. On the form, click where you want to place the Check Box 3. In Check Box Control Properties, click the Data Column. 4. Select the field which you want to bind with this Check Box field. Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 33

35 Figure 24: CheckBox Control Properties Data Column: Select the column of your database which you want to bind with this control. Caption: Give caption to checkbox control. Default Value: Set default value(checked or unchecked) for this control when you will add new record. UnChecked: User can set value for which check mark control shows unchecked. Checked: Here set value for which check mark control shows checked. Disabled: If you do not want to change the value of this control then set this property to True. ForeColor: Change text color of this control. Font Name: Change the Font of text of this control. Font size: Change the font size Combo Box Combo Box is a quicker and easier way to select a value from a list than to remember a value to type. With a combo box, you can do either without using too much space on a form. A combo box is like a text box and a list box combined. When you enter text or select a value in a combo box, if the combo box is bound, the entered or selected value is inserted into the field that the combo box is bound to. Use following procedure to create a Combo box. 1. Click the Combo Box tool in the Tool Box. 2. On the form, click where you want to place the Combo Box 3. In Combo Box Control Properties, click the Data Column. 4. Select the field which you want to bind with this Combo Box field. Combo box lists data two ways. 1. Combo Box can be based on a fixed value list (ComboBox Fixed Value List) 2. It can be based on Another Profile (Lookup) Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 34

36 COMBOBOX FIXED VALUE LIST User Guide Figure 25: ComboBox Control Properties with Source Type: Valued List Data Column: Select the data column, which you want to bind with this control. Source Type: Select Valued List option here and then use option to add your own values to combo box. Use option to delete particular value from your combo box list. Default Value: Here select default value, which will be used as default when you will add new record. Allow Item Edit: If it is True then user can add his own value, rather than selecting it from available list. Disabled: If you do not want to change the value of this control then set this property to True. ForeColor: Set text color of this control. Font Name: Set the Font of text of this control. Font size: Set the font size COMBOBOX BASED ON ANOTHER PROFILE (LOOKUP) Combobox can have values from column of another profile. This column can be any column of profiles available in profile manager. Select Source Type as Another Profile. Now in Lookup Profile property, select the profile whose column you want to map to combo box. After selecting profile, select the Lookup Column, column which you want to map to combobox. View Column is another option provided here which allows user to select the column whose data he wants to view in combo box. Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 35

37 Figure 26: ComboBox Control Properties with Source Type: Another Profile Button You use a command button on a form to start an action or a set of actions. For example, you can create a command button that opens another form. You can create over 10 different types of command buttons. Use following procedure to create a Button. 1. Click the Button tool in the Tool Box. 2. On the form, click where you want to place the Button. 3. In Button Control Properties, Select the Actions as per your requirement. Following section will explain Action supported by Button FIRST Set this Action to Move to First record PREVIOUS Set this Action to Move to Previous record NEXT Set this Action to Move to Next record LAST Set this Action to Move to Last record NEW Set this Action to create new record EDIT Set this Action to edit a record DELETE Set this Action to delete a record FIND Set this Action to implement Find a record functionality GO TO FORM Set this Action to open another form. Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 36

38 To use this feature, form on which you want to jump should be ready first. Now while designing the form, from which you have to jump on another form, follow the following steps. 1. Drag Button control on the ipad canvas area. 2. Now in right side, Button control properties, select the Action Go to Form. 3. Now select the form on which you want to jump. After clicking button, you will get following dialog. Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 37

39 Here use Add Button and you will get following dialog that ask you to select Source Field, Select Form, Destination Field. You can add more than one Form for one Go to Form button. If you map more than one form to this button, then on ipad, when you will use this button, you will get a dialog that will ask you to choose the form on which you want to jump. Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 38

40 Source Field: It is the field (column name) of profile on which you are currently designing the form. When you will jump on destination form, data will be searched on destination form according to this field data and will be displayed on jumped form (Destination Form). Select Form: Here select the Form on which you have to jump (Destination form). Destination Field: Destination Field is the field on which data will be search in the destination form and import data for that record and displayed in destination form GO TO RECORD Set this Action to implement Go To Record functionality. When user will click on this Button, he will get a dialog on ipad which will ask record number where user wants to jump Date Time Date Time Control will allow user to create Date & Time, Date or Time control on form. Just drag control on form and set Format property in DateTime Control Properties according to your requirement. Format Property will allow to select Date & Time, Date or Time Radio Button You can use RadioButton on a form to display a limited set of alternatives. RadioButton makes selecting a value easy because you can just click the value that you want. Only one option in radio group can be selected at a time. Use following procedure to create a RadioButton. 1. Click the RadioButton tool in the Tool Box. 2. On the form, click where you want to place the RadioButton. 3. In RadioButton Control Properties, First Select RadioGroup and map data column to this Group. Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 39

41 Use button to create various Radio Group and map data column to them. Use button to delete the Group. For one Radio group you can assign number of radio button. After assigning Data Column to Radio Group, set caption to Radio button. In RadioButton Control Properties, for Selected Property, Set it True if you want to set selected radio button as a default selected. In Group Property, select the group in which you have to keep this radio button. Drag number of radiobuttons on form as per your requirement. Select proper Group for those radio buttons Formula You can create formula field in your ipad form by dragging Formula control from Control Palette. Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 40

42 After putting Formula control on ipad canvas area, Set formula from the right side FormulaField Control Properties. First on this button and you will get Formula Dialog. In Formula field, you can use +, -, *, /, (, ) operators in formula along with the function provided in List Control. Select Form Options to select the field which you want to use in the formula. Select Functions, to use various conversions and Math functions in your Formula. Select Operators to select operators like +.-, *, /. Double click on the Field names, functions or operators you want to use in the formula. Double click or Paste button will write selected function or field name in Formula control. Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 41

43 After writing Formula for Formula field, you can assign column to this formula field. In FormulaField Control Properties, set Is Data Column property to TRUE and then Data Column property will be enabled, here select column of your database for which you have to map this formula field Add Page Use same Profile. control to create tab controls (Sub Forms) on one form. This subform can be created on Delete Page Use this button to delete selected subform Delete this will delete the selected control from the form. You can delete controls on form by using Delete button of your keyboard. Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 42

44 3.3 Preferences User Guide Figure 27: Preferences available on Desktop side DBViewer Plus Set Password: Protect the desktop side application by setting the password Start Synchronization/Stop Synchronization: Use this button to start and stop the synchronizing database between Personal computer and ipad. Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 43

45 3.3.3 Synchronization Settings: Figure 28: Synchronization Settings There are two options available to start Synchronization application (Background). As application: As in Windows Service Mode, it's not running in any user's context, it can't access specific user's data/resources (which are specific to user account) e.g. User DSN, Network Mapped drive, network resources etc. To avoid such type of problem related to Windows Services, use Start As Application option. As Windows Service: It starts without any user logged in. It does not run in any specific user's login account Connection Settings: If your PC having Internet connection using proxy and want to change the proxy settings then use this option Reset: This will reset the profiles and Forms data. This will clean data from your device and resend data from desktop to device. Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 44

46 4 USING THE WIRELESS DBVIEWERPLUS ON THE IPAD Run the DBViewerPlus application on ipad by tapping on. 4.1 Forms and Profile List on ipad When you will open the software now on ipad, You will get Sample Form listed there. Default screen of DBViewerPlus software shows both Profiles and Forms. Once you finished profile creation and Forms creation on desktop side, Use forms and profile created on desktop. icon on home screen to import Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 45

47 Figure 29: Home screen of DBViewerPlus on ipad 4.2 Forms on ipad To import forms from your PC, On home screen of DBViewerPlus software on ipad, Please use This will import profiles as well as your Forms. button Form View When you will open any form, it will show following type of form. Here we have shown Sample form. Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 46

48 Figure 30: Form View Edit Record in Form When ever you will click Edit button to update the record on your Form, Edit button will convert in to save button. Update your record and use Save button to save the changes. Form will ask confirmation for saving updated record. Following screen shows confirmation dialog. Use Yes button to save the changes. Use Cancel button to ignore the changes. Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 47

49 Figure 31: Edit record on Form ComboBox (Lookup) in Form on ipad Combobox will be enabled only when user will Add/Edit the record on Form. Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 48

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51 Figure 32: ComboBox in Form on ipad Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 50

52 4.2.4 Date/Time control in Form on ipad Figure 33: Date/Time Control on form Find Button in Form on ipad When user will use Find button in ipad Form, software will show the result with number of records found. Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 51

53 Figure 34: Find functionality on form 4.3 Profiles on ipad Other than Form, On ipad user can view data in Profile mode also. In Profile mode, data can be view in two different views. 1. Multiple Record View (Table View) 2. Single Record View Mulitple Record View This view is to view database contents in multiple records. In multiple record view. To move left and right, horizontally swipe to left or right and drag your finger up and down on ipad to scroll up and down. Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 52

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55 Figure 35: Multiple Record View Move to next set of records. Move to previous set of records Use this Button to move First Record. Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 54

56 Use this Button to move Last Record. Use this button to open Search Dialog to search specific data Use this button to call Go to Dialog, you can use it to Go to particular record. Use this button to check the data type of each field Single Record View In Single Record View, User can view database contents in a single record. Double click on any column in All column view and it will show a particular record in Single Record View. To move next and previous record, horizontally swipe to left or right. To move up and down in Record View, Drag your finger up and down. Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 55

57 Figure 36: Single Record View Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 56

58 Use Edit Button to edit the data of Record view. Use This button to Add Record. Use this button to open Search Dialog to search specific data Use this button to call Go to Dialog, you can use it to Go to particular record. Use this Button to move First Record. Use this Button to move Last Record. To move next record. To move previous record Add Record on ipad Use button on Multiple Record view to Add new record to selected database. Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 57

59 Figure 37: Add Record Edit Record on ipad Use button on Single Record View to edit the selected record. Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 58

60 Figure 38: Edit Record Delete Record on ipad User can delete Record from the Edit mode. Use button to delete selected record. Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 59

61 Figure 39: Delete Record Detail View User can view data in detail from Single Record View by tapping on particular data. Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 60

62 Figure 40: Detail View Search Contents To search a particular string within the selected database, you can use button on "Single Record View" and "Multiple Record View". Here you can search data from particular fields as well as in all fields. Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 61

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64 Figure 41: Search Data If you want to search data from specific field, after selecting Search all fields option, you will get list of column name of your database. Select the Column name in which you want search data. If the data, which you want to find is in more than one record then you will get a dialog, which will show in how many records your search data is and you can view search result in Multiple Record View Create Database on ipad Use More options button on home screen of DBViewer Plus to get the menu Template Manager. This menu will call Template Manager form. Using this form user can create Standard Template as well as Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 63

65 Custom Template, also Manage Template option allows user to delete the Templates created on ipad. Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 64

66 Figure 42: Template Manager Standard Database on ipad User can use standard templates on ipad. DBViewerPlus has provided some templates like MembershipInfo, Software serial number, Bank account, and Contacts etc. Use Standard option from Template Manager form to select standard database. Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 65

67 Figure 43: Standard Database on ipad Custom Database on ipad To create your custom database, use Custom option available in Template Manager. Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 66

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69 Figure 44:Custom Database Set Field Properties IPad User can set field s properties to text, integer, float and double data type Fields properties to Text Field User can add multiple predefined values for any text data type. If user wants to add predefined values for specific text fields, he can do it from Design View. Select specific column name, which have text data type and you want to multiple values to that field. Now use Add button and you will get screen that will show edit box, Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 68

70 here enter text value you want to add. If want to set entered value as a default value for that text field, then click ON button. Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 69

71 Figure 45: Set Field Properties Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 70

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73 Figure 46: Add Predefined values and set Default value Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 72

74 Fields properties to Integer Field Figure 47: Field Properties to Integer Data type For Integer field, user can set Default value, Maximum and minimum value for that field. Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 73

75 Set properties to Float/Double datatype Field Figure 48: Field Properties to Float/Double Data type For Float/Double data type field, user can set Default value, Maximum and minimum value. Also user can set decimal places to be shown in that field while viewing data. Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 74

76 How to use predefined value Figure 49: Select value from predefined values While adding new record or updating record, user can select value from predefined values or enter new value for particular text field. Above image shows that default value has been set to United States but user can update this value or select other value from predefined values using Select Value option. 4.4 Preferences In Preferences form you can change, Syncing option, Date and Time formats, various Font and Font size. Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 75

77 4.4.1 Data Synchronization Settings In Data Synchronization Settings, Default option has been set to Auto. Auto sync option, will synchronize your data automatically according to time set for AutoSync Time. This will work when WDBViewer Plus application open on ipad. Also this Auto mode, sync your updated record immediately to Server after Add/Edit/Delete records. If you do not want to sync data with desktop after each update on device, then set Syncing Mode to Manual. Now to synchronize with desktop database, you need to use icon on Home Screen. Remember, due to Manual sync mode, your device side changes reflect to your desktop only when you will use icon on home screen. Figure 50: Preferences User can also set Password to DBViewer Plus application. Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 76

78 4.4.2 View Settings User Guide Use View Settings option from Preferences to set column width, text color, font Password Protection User can secure data by using Password protection feature. From Preferences, select Password option and change status of OFF button to ON. Now New Password dialog will appear, here enter password you want to set. Now whenever user will open the DBViewer Plus software on ipad, software will ask for password. If want to remove password protection, change ON button to OFF, software will ask for password, enter proper password and your password will be disabled. Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 77

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80 Figure 51: Password Protection Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 79

81 5 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) are questions that our customers routinely ask us or about. We divided FAQ in two different sections. 5.1 Desktop Does software send complete database every time? No, This software sends only changed records like new/updated/deleted records and not complete database each time Is my database secured? Yes, Data transfer between ipad side DBViewer Plus and Desktop application is secured as 128 bit AES is used for encryption How to get UDID of ipad? To get Device ID, connect your device to your Mac/PC and launch itunes. In itunes, select your device in the Devices section and navigate to the Summary tab. Click on the Serial Number label to reveal the Identifier field and the 40 characters UDID. Press Ctrl+C to copy the UDID to your clipboard, and paste it in Device ID and Confirm Device ID field. Figure 52: How to get UDID Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 80

82 5.2 IPad Does I need to create forms compulsary in desktop software? No, it is not compulsory. Just create profile (select tables/views/stored procedures) and sync. Make sure that in Preferences of DBViewer Plus software on ipad, Preferences of Home Screen options has set to Both or Profiles Can I hide Profiles List on home screen. User can hide Profile List from home screen. You can select following options. 1. Forms 2. Profiles 3. Both From Preferences of DBViewerPlus on ipad, you can customize home screen. On home screen, on upper right side icon is there, use it to open Preferences of software. Following screen shows Preferences for customizing the Home Screen. Here select Forms option, which will show only form list on home screen. You can select Forms or Profiles or Both if you want Whenever I add/edit/delete record on ipad, in Record view I get Red/Cyan color. Cyan color indicates that record synchronization is still in progress. Red color indicates that Record has problem while syncing with desktop database. Icon on this screen shows information related with record syncing process. Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 81

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84 5.2.4 I am not satisfied with current font and font size, is there any option to change it? Yes, User can change font and font size from Preferences of DBViewer Plus software. In Preferences, Select View Settings option. Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 83

85 Figure 53:Change Font and Font size Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 84

86 6 SUPPORTED DATA TYPES User Guide Currently Database Viewer Plus for ipad supports following data types. Memo, Char, VarChar, VarChar2 Number of type: Byte, Decimal, Integer, Long Integer, Single, Real, Float, Double GUID Date/Time AutoNumber of type: Long Integer Yes/No Hyperlink Currency Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 85

87 7 SYSTEM REQUIREMENT User Guide Desktop: Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows Vista and Windows 2007 Device: ipad running OS 3.0 or higher Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 86

88 8 CONTACT US User Guide You can use the following addresses to contact us: o Product support support@cellica.com o Sales inquiries sales@cellica.com Database Viewer Plus for ipad Page 87