How to add an expiry date that appears when a date is added in EasyBadge

Modified on Tue, 31 Mar, 2020 at 11:44 AM

To add an Expiry Date that appears when a date is added do the following.

 

1. Click the menu button in the top left of the EasyBadge Program window.  cid:image001.jpg@01D2B201.1051BF70

 

2. Click Add Field.

 

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4. Select “Date Field ” and click the “create” button.

 

 

5. Name field as so it describes the icon or text item you want to turn on or off. Below we have used “Helmet Required”  and Click ‘OK’.

 

 

6. Your Database will need to close and re-open, click ‘OK’.

 

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7. Now click the menu button again and select modify Database > Modify field and select the field you just added. In the properties table change Accreditation to True, click on another line to refresh page then click “Save”.

 

 

8. Now click ‘Change the Design’ Button ,

 

 

9. Next select the design you need to edit and click the edit this design button.

 

 

10, Now add a Text box on to your design and position it where it needs to appear. Right click the object and select “id” from the menu.

 

 

11.  In the text box use this function so both the words “Expiry Date” and the actual date appear when a date is added.

 

 

 

 

12. Now Click the Save the design icon.

 

 

Now when you add an expiry date to a record the expiry date should appear as required.

 

 

You can also set an auto Expiry by adding one of the following functions in to the default line in the properties of the Expiry Date field

 

Click the menu button again and select modify Database > Modify field and select the field you just added. In the properties table change the default value the below , click on another line to refresh page then click “Save”.

 

ExpiryMonths(24)    =   (2 years from date entered to end of month)

 

 

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