An element variable is directly associated with a field in a database table. You can see a variable of the element type. But in the background, QAD Configurator changes the type so that the value of the variable can be compared to the value in the database. Comparisons require identical data types. QAD Configurator supports element variable links to two types of entities:

The following tables in the QAD Enterprise Applications database are internal entities:

External entities are covered in the next section.

Use an element variable to select specific information from the Item Master record associated with configurable item 01040 and display it in the questionnaire.

Run Variable Maintenance and create the following variable.

Enter the following values on the Data Format Tab.

Run Feature Maintenance and make this new variable a feature of the 01040.

Run Questionnaire Sequence Maintenance and make item-desc the first feature on the Technical Specs tab.

Now run the Configuration Analyzer for item 01040. Solve any inconsistencies, then run the questionnaire for the Industrial Ultrasound. Select New Configuration.