Can I share the same data record between multiple shapes?

Hi,

I am creating a rack diagram of our servers and have created various
custom fields for the data we wish to hold. One half the page shows
the front view of each rack and the other shows the rear view of each
rack.
Is there anyway that I can connect the data of the front and rear
shapes of each server, such that when I update the data on the front
it will update the data on the rear?
I have looked briefly at using the ShapeSheet but I'm not sure what
formula I need to use to map the fields across.

Any help is much appreciated,

Tim

On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:41:27 -0700 (PDT), HeroBadger
wrote:

Hi,

I am creating a rack diagram of our servers and have created various
custom fields for the data we wish to hold. One half the page shows
the front view of each rack and the other shows the rear view of each
rack.
Is there anyway that I can connect the data of the front and rear
shapes of each server, such that when I update the data on the front
it will update the data on the rear?
I have looked briefly at using the ShapeSheet but I'm not sure what
formula I need to use to map the fields across.

You could add custom properties to the page rather than the shapes.
If the page has a custom property p1 then any shape on that page can
access that property with the formula =ThePage!Prop,p1



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Regards, Paul Herber, Sandrila Ltd.
SSADM for Visio http://www.saadm.sandrila.co.uk/

On 23 Jul, 16:40, Paul Herber
wrote:
On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:41:27 -0700 (PDT), HeroBadger

wrote:
Hi,

I am creating a rack diagram of our servers and have created various
custom fields for the data we wish to hold. *One half the page shows
the front view of each rack and the other shows the rear view of each
rack.
Is there anyway that I can connect the data of the front and rear
shapes of each server, such that when I update the data on the front
it will update the data on the rear?
I have looked briefly at using the ShapeSheet but I'm not sure what
formula I need to use to map the fields across.

You could add custom properties to the page rather than the shapes.
If the page has a custom property p1 then any shape on that page can
access that property with the formula =ThePage!Prop,p1

--
Regards, Paul Herber, Sandrila Ltd.
SSADM for Visio * * * * *http://www.saadm.sandrila.co.uk/

Thanks Paul, although that isn't really what I wanted. If I was to
create custom page properties I would have to create one for each
property for each server, with 15 severs on the page each with 10
properties, that is a lot.
What is the formula to use the data from another shape?

On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 05:47:47 -0700 (PDT), HeroBadger
wrote:

On 23 Jul, 16:40, Paul Herber
wrote:
On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:41:27 -0700 (PDT), HeroBadger

wrote:
Hi,

I am creating a rack diagram of our servers and have created various
custom fields for the data we wish to hold. *One half the page shows
the front view of each rack and the other shows the rear view of each
rack.
Is there anyway that I can connect the data of the front and rear
shapes of each server, such that when I update the data on the front
it will update the data on the rear?
I have looked briefly at using the ShapeSheet but I'm not sure what
formula I need to use to map the fields across.

You could add custom properties to the page rather than the shapes.
If the page has a custom property p1 then any shape on that page can
access that property with the formula =ThePage!Prop,p1


Thanks Paul, although that isn't really what I wanted. If I was to
create custom page properties I would have to create one for each
property for each server, with 15 severs on the page each with 10
properties, that is a lot.
What is the formula to use the data from another shape?

Very similar to what I wrote above, find the shape's name, i.e.
shapename.5 then if the property is prop.p1 then reference that
property as shapename.5!Prop.p1


--
Regards, Paul Herber, Sandrila Ltd.
Electronics for Visio http://www.electronics.sandrila.co.uk/