Create a Compound Document Template

A compound print template lets you combine multiple templates into a single output file.

Compound print templates have multiple uses:

Create a single document composed of multiple parts

For example, when printing an order form, logo images and boilerplate could be in the first and last sections, the middle section could contain the logic for looping through order items to create a table. A designer working on the layout of the headers and footers could then do so without regard for the logic--and the logic could be reused in different templates.

(See Example: A Two-Part Order Form.)

Create a single file composed of multiple documents

When processing an order, you might need to generate an inventory-pull sheet, a customer invoice, and shipping sheet. Each of those would be a separate template, but they can all be printed at one time in a single, compound document.

(See Example: Combining Multiple Documents.)

Any combination of the above

The output of the compound document is a single file. What goes into that file is up to you. You can create any combination of documents and document components you want, using Print Template Variables to access information from the record you are processing, any records it looks up to, and any records that are related to it.

To create a compound print template:

Considerations

• __TBD: Is the compound template created by reference or by value-copy? (What happens when a new version of a component is uploaded?)__

Example: A Two-Part Order Form

--Break existing order template into two parts

Example: Combining Multiple Documents

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