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Document Composition

Platform
OnBase
Product
Document Composition
Release
Foundation 24.1
License

To edit a Nested Placeholder:

  1. If the Nested Placeholder has already been added to the template, click the Nested Placeholder, and skip to step 6.
  2. If the Nested Placeholder has not yet been added to the template, on the Repeating Placeholder pane, expand the Placeholder type and associated Repeating Placeholder, and hover the cursor over the Nested Placeholder.
  3. Click Edit.
  4. The Placeholder Settings pane is displayed.
  5. To change the name of the Nested Placeholder, click Change and type a new name in the Placeholder Name dialog box.
  6. 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 Nested Placeholder's type.

    See Creating Placeholders for more information on Placeholder types.

    Value

    Click to edit the Nested Placeholder's value.

    See Creating Placeholders for more information on Placeholder values.

    XPath

    Click to edit the XPath of a Nested XML Query Placeholder.

    See Configuring Repeating and Nested XML Query Placeholders for more information on Nested XML Query Placeholders.

    Editable

    Click to edit the restrictions for editing the Nested 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 Nested Placeholder's formatting.

    See Configuring Display Style for more information on Placeholder formatting.

    Case

    Click to edit the Nested Placeholder's case.

    See Configuring Case Correction for more information on Placeholder case.

    Output

    Click to edit the Nested Placeholder's output.

    See Configuring Keyword Mapping for more information on Placeholder output.

    Style

    Click to edit the way the Nested Placeholder's XPath query results will be displayed.

    For more information on configuring Nested Placeholder value Style, see Configuring Repeating and Nested XML Query Placeholders.

    Note:

    The available hyperlinks depend on the type of Placeholder being edited.

  7. If the Nested 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 for more information on Keygroup mapping.
  8. Click Finish.
  9. Click Conditions to edit any configured conditions, or create a new condition. For more information on configuring conditions, see Configuring Conditions.
  10. Click Save Template.