Placeholders that have been created and configured can be edited.
To edit a Placeholder:
- If the Placeholder has already been added to the template, click the Placeholder, and skip to step 6.
- If the Placeholder has not yet been added to the template, on the Placeholder pane, expand the Placeholder type and select the Placeholder.
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Click Edit.
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The Placeholder Settings pane is displayed.
- To change the name of the Placeholder, click Change and type a new name in the Placeholder Name dialog box.
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On the Placeholder Settings pane, click Setup to edit all settings, or click the appropriate hyperlink in the Settings section to edit the following settings:
Hyperlink
Description
Type
Click to edit the Placeholder's type.
See Creating Placeholders for more information on Placeholder types.
Value
Click to edit the Placeholder's value.
For Fragment Placeholders, Match destination style is also available.
See Creating Placeholders for more information on Placeholder values.
Editable
Click to edit the restrictions for editing the Placeholder during preview.
Note:The Editable hyperlink is only available when Restrict Edit Preview Settings to Select Placeholder Values is selected on the General Settings dialog box from the Template Options pane.
For more information, see Configuring Edit During Preview.
Formatting
Click to edit the Placeholder's formatting.
See Configuring Display Style for more information on Placeholder formatting.
Case
Click to edit the Placeholder's case.
See Configuring Case Correction for more information on Placeholder case.
Output
Click to edit the Placeholder's output.
See Configuring Keyword Mapping for more information on Placeholder output.
Query
Click to edit the Placeholder's database query.
See Configuring Database Query Placeholders for more information on Database Query Placeholders.
Filter
Click to edit the filter of a WorkView Filter Placeholder.
See Configuring WorkView Filter Placeholders for more information on WorkView Filter Placeholders.
XPath
Click to edit the XPath of an XML Query Placeholder.
See Configuring XML Query Placeholders for more information on XML Query Placeholders.
Style
Click to edit the way the Placeholder's database query, filter, or XPath query results will be displayed.
For more information on configuring Placeholder value Style, see Configuring Database Query Placeholders, Configuring WorkView Filter Placeholders, and Configuring XML Query Placeholders.
Required
Click to set whether the Placeholder is required. A required Placeholder must be populated in order for composition to complete.
For more information, see Configuring Required Placeholders.
Note:The available hyperlinks depend on the type of Placeholder being edited.
- If the Placeholder being edited is an XML Query with output style Insert the results as a table, the Keygroup Mapping dialog box is displayed. See Configuring Keygroup Mapping Configuring Keygroup Mapping for more information on Keygroup mapping.
- Click Finish.
- Click Conditions to edit any configured conditions, or create a new condition. For more information on configuring conditions, see Configuring Conditions.
- Click Save Template.