template

The template object represents the template with all its contexts and sections. It is used frequently in Control Scripts (see Control Scripts and Control Script API) but it can also be used in Standard Scripts.

It is retrieved via the merge object: merge.template (see merge).

Which contexts are available in the template can be queried using merge.template.contexts. To get access to a specific context, you have to specify the ContextType (see ContextType).

Field	Type	Description
contexts	Array	Array of contexts (see context) available in the template. The contexts contain the sections (see section).
images	Array	The list of image resources (see ImageResource) included in the template.
masterpages	Array	Array of Master Pages (see masterpage) available in the template.
media	Array	Media available to this template (see Media). For each of them you can specify, enable and position the stationery's front and back.
parameters	Parameters	Runtime parameters for content creation. See Runtime parameters.
properties	Properties	This object contains all default properties of the template as well as any custom properties. (On the menu, select File > Properties to view and complement the file properties. See File Properties dialog).

Example

The following Control Script retrieves two Print sections. Then, depending on a value in the current record, it enables one section or the other, so that only one of the two sections appears in the output.

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var printSections = merge.template.contexts.PRINT.sections;
printSections['Section EN'].enabled = false;
printSections['Section FR'].enabled = false;

if(record.fields.Language === 'FR'){
    printSections['Section FR'].enabled = true;
} else {
    printSections['Section EN'].enabled = true;
}