About Structure Elements

The structure elements build the template structure and format the generated report file.

This page discusses:

See Also
Inserting Structure Elements
Assigning Styles

Structures Tab

From the Structures tab, you can access structure elements.

The Structures tab contains the following elements:



Structure Elements Description
Section

A section is a document chapter. It is composed of a title and a body.

A section can contain a subsection.

For more information about the insertion in a template, see Inserting Lists.

Paragraph

A paragraph is a text which ends with a carriage return.

A paragraph cannot contain another paragraph.

For more information about the insertion in a template, see Inserting Free Text.

List

A list contains list items and sublists.

For more information about the insertion in a template, see Inserting Lists.

List Items
Table

A table is composed of:

  • A header: The first row of a table which contains header cells.
  • Multiple rows: Composed of cells

For more information about the insertion in a template, see Inserting Tables.

Header Row
Header Cell
Row
Cell
Hyperlink

A hyperlink is composed of a URL written in OTScript code and a text to be displayed.

For more information about the insertion in a template, see Inserting an Anchor.

Anchor

An anchor is a name defined by an OTScript code.

For more information about the insertion in a template, see Inserting an Anchor.

Context

This instruction defines a context, which is a block of template elements.

For more information about the insertion in a context, see Inserting a Context and a Context Call.

Text

A template text is a free and constant text entered by the user.

Tip: You can directly enter text in the boxes of the Properties tab when you select a text in the template editor.

For more information about the insertion in a template, see Inserting Free Text.

OTScript Code

An OTScript code is a piece of code returning a string.

Tip: You can directly enter code in the boxes of the Properties tab when you select OTScript elements in the template editor.

For more information about the insertion in a template, see Inserting an OTScript Code Block.

Context Call

This instruction calls a context to recursively insert the same behavior evaluation in a generated report file.

For more information about the insertion in a context, see Inserting a Context and a Context Call.

Set Field

This instruction defines a field, which is an association between a name and an OTScript code.

If you use the corresponding field in output formats or in template texts, the field is substituted by its value during the report file generation.

For more information about the insertion in a template, see Inserting Set Fields.

Page Format

You can select the orientation of pages and the paper size of a generated report file.

For more information about the insertion in a template, see Inserting Formatting Instructions.

Multicolumn

A section of a generated report file can be displayed in columns.

For more information about the insertion in a template, see Inserting Formatting Instructions.

Subtemplate Call

This instruction calls an existing template to insert the corresponding subtemplate in a generated report file.

For more information about the insertion in a template, see Including an Existing Template.

Structure Elements Insertion

A structure element is inserted in an appropriate structure element by drag and drop. See Data, Structure Elements, and Instructions for more detailed information.

To build a template, drag a structure element from the Structures tab into the Graphical area.

Notes:
  • If you cannot drop the element, the cursor turns to a forbidden symbol. The element is not inserted.
  • If you can drop the element, an horizontal or vertical line appears to highlight the insertion position. The element is inserted.

Note: You can undo and redo a structure element insertion.