Data, Structure Elements, and Instructions

A set of structure elements, data, and instructions can be inserted in a template.

Images can be inserted in a template depending on their formats.

This page discusses:

Structure Elements Nesting Rules
Data Elements Nesting Rules
Instructions Nesting Rules
Loops
Contexts and Context Calls
Formatting and Filtering Options

Structure Elements Nesting Rules

A structure element can only be inserted in an appropriate structure element. The following table describes the insertion rules:


Structure Element	Can be inserted in
Section	Template, Section
Section Title	Section
Paragraph	Template, Section, List Item, Cell, and Header Cell
Table	Template, Section
Row	Table
Header Row	Table
Cell	Row
Header Cell	Header Row
List	Template, Section, List Item, Cell, and Header Cell
List Item	List
Hyperlink	Paragraph, Section Title, Cell, Header Cell, and List Item
Anchor	Paragraph, Section Title, and List Item
Template Text	Section Title, Paragraph, Cell, Header Cell, Hyperlink
OTScript Code	Section Title, Paragraph, Cell, Header Cell, Hyperlink

Data Elements Nesting Rules

A data element can only be inserted in an appropriate structure element. The following table describes the insertion rules:


Data Element	Can be inserted in
Loop	Template, Section, Paragraph, List, List Item, Table, Header Row, Header Cell, Row, Cell, and Hyperlink
Data Text	Section Title, Paragraph, Cell, Header Cell, and Hyperlink
Image	Section Title, Paragraph, Cell, Header Cell, and Hyperlink
File Attachment	Section Title, Paragraph, Cell, Header Cell, and Hyperlink

Instructions Nesting Rules

An instruction can only be inserted in an appropriate structure element. The following table describes the insertion rules:


Instruction	Can be inserted in
Set Field	Template, Section
Page Format	Template, Section
Multicolumn	Template, Section
Subtemplate Call	Template, Section

Loops

The rules for data, structure elements, and instructions presented in the tables above, can be applied to loops depending on the type of contained elements.

Contexts and Context Calls

The rules for data, structure elements, and instructions presented in the tables above, can be applied to contexts depending on the type of parent elements.

For more information, see this example Inserting a Context and a Context Call.

Formatting and Filtering Options

Formatting and filtering options are available for the following structure and data elements:


Options	Available for	Description
Bold, Italic, Underlined	Text, OTScript Code	The structure element is generated with character formatting. For an example, see Assigning Styles.
Comments	Section, Section Title, Paragraph, Text, List, List Item, Table, Header Row, Header Cell, Row, Cell, Context, Hyperlink, OTScript Code, Set Field, Page Format, Multicolumn, Subtemplate Call, Text Data, Loop, Image, and File Attachment	The structure element or data can have additional information provided in the Comments field. For an example, see Setting Columns Widths.
Condition	Section, Section Title, Paragraph, Text, List, List Item, Table, Header Row, Header Cell, Row, Cell, Context, Hyperlink, OTScript Code, Set Field, Page Format, Multicolumn, Subtemplate Call, Text Data, Loop, Image, and File Attachment	The structure element or data is filtered according to a specific criteria, which corresponds to a test written in OTScript. For an example, see Filtering Structure Elements and Data.
Ignore when empty	List, Table, Section, and Row	Depending on parameters and data: If a descendant structure of the structure element is generated, the structure element is generated. If no descendant structure is generated, the structure element is not generated. For an example, see Ignoring Structure Content.
List Type	List	A list can be a bulleted list or a numbered list. By default, the list is a bulleted list.
Loop separator	Loop	The default loop separator can be replaced by a separator string.
Loop when empty	Loop	The content of a loop is displayed in a report even if the contained methods do not provide results. For an example, see Inserting Terminal Data and Loops.
Reverse order	Loop	If the Sort attribute option is selected, the elements are displayed in the reverse order according to the sort criterion, otherwise the elements are displayed in the reverse order as they are in the system.
Sort attribute	Loop	If a sort attribute is selected, the elements are sorted and displayed in the order of the selected attribute, otherwise they are displayed in the same order as they are in the system.
Style	Section, Section Title, Paragraph, List, List Item, Table, Header Row, Header Cell, Row, Cell, Context, and Hyperlink	The structure element is generated with the style formatting. For table style, you have to define your own style and not reuse a predefined style. For an example, see Assigning Styles.