{"id":1824,"date":"2017-09-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devicemagic-dev.peaktwo.com\/blog\/product-spotlight-database-live-resources\/"},"modified":"2021-09-08T14:51:49","modified_gmt":"2021-09-08T14:51:49","slug":"product-spotlight-database-live-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devicemagic.com\/blog\/product-spotlight-database-live-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Product Spotlight: Database Live Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<picture><source srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/product-spotlight-1-3-scaled.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><source srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/product-spotlight-1-3-scaled.jpeg\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"webbp\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/product-spotlight-1-3-scaled.jpeg\" width=\"840px\" height=\"304px\" alt=\"Device Magic product spotlight header\" \/>\n<\/picture>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.devicemagic.com\/articles\/392919-resources-overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Resources<\/a> are files you can upload into your Device Magic account to reference and utilize during the <a href=\"\/blog\/form-building-design-basics\/\">form building<\/a> process. <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.devicemagic.com\/articles\/1106316-device-magic-database-live-resource\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Device Magic Databases<\/a> can now be used as a Resource, which means that previously collected data can be referenced when completing submissions.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, all updates or changes made to your Database will be reflected live, so you\u2019ll always have the most up-to-date version on your devices. You\u2019ll no longer need to re-upload the Resource file each time a change is made.<\/p>\n<p>Add a new Resource on your Resources page, and select the Device Magic database as the resource type. Then you&#8217;ll select the form you want to use for your database. The data from the selected form will be available to use when completing future forms.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devicemagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-05-at-3.30.34-PM.png\" alt=\"Device Magic dashboard - add a resource screen\" width=\"710\" height=\"365\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With Device Magic Database Live Resources, you&#8217;ll always have access to the latest version of your Resources. Your forms can be updated based on changes within your live resource(s).<\/p>\n<p>Visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.devicemagic.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Help Center<\/a> to read more or find help regarding Live Resources or other Device Magic features.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Resources are files you can upload into your Device Magic account to reference and utilize during the form building process. 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