Let’s create a Full Name calculated field in the Employees controller. This field will display a concatenation of First Name and Last Name field values.
Start the Project Designer. In the Project Explorer, switch to the Controllers tab. Right-click on Employees / Fields node, and press New Field.
Give this field the following settings:
| Property | Value |
| Name | FullName |
| Type | String |
| Length | 80 |
| Allow Null Values | true |
| The value is calculated by a business rule expression | true |
| Label | Full Name |
| Values of this field cannot be edited | true |
Press OK to save the field.
In the Project Explorer, drag Employees / Fields / FullName (String(80), read-only) field node and drop it onto Employees / Views / createForm1 to create a data field.
Right-click on Employees / Fields / FullName (String(80), read-only) node, and press Add SQL Converter.
Double-click on Employees / Fields / FullName node.
Change the Context Fields property:
| Property | Value |
| Context Fields | FirstName, LastName |
Press OK to save the field. Double-click on Employees / Business Rules / FullName_Converter – Calculate|Insert|Update (Sql / Before) - r100 node.
Replace the default script with the following:
| Property | New Value |
| Script | if @FirstName is not null and @LastName is not null begin set @FullName = @FirstName + ' ' + @LastName end |
Press OK to save the business rule. On the Project Designer toolbar, press Browse.
Navigate to the Employees page, and create a new employee. Enter values in First Name and Last Name fields.
When the user shifts focus away from the field, Full Name will be calculated.
