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template
The template object represents the template with all its contexts and sections. It is used
frequently in Control Scripts (see "Control Scripts" on page570 and "Control Script API" on
page841).
It is retrieved via the merge object: merge.template (see "merge" on page844).
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" on
page856).
Field Type Description
contexts Array Array of contexts (see "context" on page843)
available in the template. The contexts contain the
sections (see "section" on page846).
media Array Media available to this template (see "Media" on
page325).
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).
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.
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;
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