Floating Text Objects Bound to Fields

Hello!
I have several floating text objects bound to corresponding fields (text and numeric) and they work fine... expect when I hide the fields and then the bound text in the floating text objects also disappears.
Did I miss a step?
Thank you!
Nicolle

I'm attempting to do something similar with floating fields in a form letter. I have set up my form naming the text and floating fields the same, and set the binding to Global. When I enter text in the "Company_Name" field, which has the java script "xfa.layout.relayout();"in the Exit action, the Company_Name value does not appear where I placed the "Company_Name" floating field in the text block on the same screen. If I un-hide the floating field, the value is displayed in a text field at the top left corner of the page.
Here's the link to the form: Dropbox - Non-Disclosure and Non-Compete Agreement - LC Original.pdf
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Any help would be appreciated!
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