Use External List With Visio. This creates the link between your Visio file and the data source but does not link any of the shapes to that data. Creating a detailed network diagram with Visio is an effective way to design and document a computer network as in the following illustration.
Click Enable Macros and if you get another notice about data connections click Enable. If playback doesnt begin shortly try restarting your device. I know how to create an External Data source link but dont know how to access the data in a Field Custom formula.
This creates the link between your Visio file and the data source but does not link any of the shapes to that data.
Visio 2013 has deprecated reverse engineering of databases to produce a schema which was a function that I loved to use because it allowed me to provide clients with up to date annotated enhanced schema diagrams. Im looking for the equivalent for the External Data. I know how to create an External Data source link but dont know how to access the data in a Field Custom formula. With Visio Professional Edition you can also import data from an external data source.
