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Field Type Description
ContextType.PRINT) {} will yield an error when the script runs
for other contexts.
Alternatively, use the template object to access a specific
context: merge.template.contexts.PRINT.sections['Section
X'].
type ContextType The context type: PRINT, EMAIL or WEB (see "ContextType"
on page485).
Example
This script checks if the output channel is EMAIL and if the context to be merged is the Print
context (which happens if the Print context is attached to an email). If this is the case, it includes
and excludes certain Print sections from the output.
if (channel == Channel.EMAIL) {
if (merge.context.type == ContextType.PRINT) {
merge.context.sections['Section 1'].enabled = false;
merge.context.sections['Section 2'].enabled = false;
merge.context.sections['Section 3'].enabled = true;
}
}
merge
In Control Scripts, the root level instance of the object merge is the entry point from where you
can query and change the way contexts are merged. It gives access to the template with all its
contexts and sections.
For sample scripts, follow the links to the respective objects.
For more information about Control Scripts, see "Control Scripts" on page235 and "Control
Script API" on page472.
Field Type Description
channel "Channel"
on
page484
The final output channel: EMAIL, PRINT or WEB. The channel
doesn't change when the output consists of different contexts.
When generating an email, for example, the channel is EMAIL,
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