Date/time field properties in the Binding tab

When you create a date/time field, the Binding tab presents data binding options that you can apply to the field. Options that are not specifically related to creating a data connection apply both to data bound to a data source and data saved to a file when the object is not bound to a data source.

Name

Sets the name of the date/time field. See To name and rename objects.

Data Binding

Sets the default data-binding method:

Use name: Enables data merging and saving options. Data values are merged and stored implicitly according to Adobe data-merging rules.
Use global data: Associates a single data value with all objects that have the same name (see To define a global field).
New Data Connection: Starts the New Data Connection wizard. To define a connection using the wizard, see Create a data connection to an XML schema or Create a data connection to an OLE database.
No data binding: Disables data binding. Because the object will not capture or display merged data, any information associated with the object is not written as output when the form data is saved/submitted.

Data Format

Sets the format in which data in the field is displayed.

Date: Displays the data in the field in date format.
Time: Displays the data in the field in time format.
Date and Time: Displays the data in the field in date/time format.

Import/Export Bindings

Sets an import/export binding for a WSDL data connection. See Create a data connection using a WSDL file.