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Query section

A query section reads data from another source — another model or an external data query — into the cells of the current model.

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In older documentation and the API this is a bxlink markup (MarkupBxlink). To read plain cell values from another model, a cell storage section with an EXTERNAL value is often enough; use a query section when the source is an external data query.

When to use​

  • Pull reference data maintained elsewhere (another model) into this model.
  • Bring external data (defined as a data query) into cells, optionally parameterized by the current dataset.

Step by step​

  1. In the model's template Design mode, select the target cells and add a query section to the section anchor.
  2. Choose the source — a model/cell or a data query — and map it to the target range.
  3. Set any parameters the query needs (for example values from the current dataset).
  4. Configure triggers that re-run the query (for example on open or on value change), and save.

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  • 1 Choose the source (model/cell or data query).
  • 2 Map parameters.
  • 3 Configure the triggers.