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activeSection.background.position = MediaPosition.FIT_TO_MEDIA;
activeSection.background.url = "images/somepage.pdf";
See also: "BackgroundResource" on page488, "MediaPosition" on page491 and "Control
Script: Setting a Print section's background" on page246.
Cloning Print sections
For background information on cloning Print sections, see: "Dynamically adding sections
(cloning)" on page248.
Cloning a section based on the number of records in a detail table
This script creates as many clones of a section as there are records in a detail table. It assigns
the new sections a unique name.
var printSections = merge.template.contexts.PRINT.sections;
var numClones = record.tables['detail'].length;
for( var i = 0; i < numClones; i++){
var clone = printSections["Section 1"].clone();
clone.name = "my_section_clone_" + i;
printSections["Section 1"].addAfter(clone);
}
Cloning a section based on data and assign a background PDF
This script clones a section based on data fields. It disables the source section first and then
calls the addPolicy function. addPolicy clones the section, renames it and sets a PDF from the
resources as its background. It explicitly enables the clone and then adds it to the Print context.
var printSections = merge.template.contexts.PRINT.sections;
merge.template.contexts.PRINT.sections["Policy"].enabled = false;
if(record.fields.policy_a == 1) {
addPolicy('a');
}
if(record.fields.policy_b == 1) {
addPolicy('b');
}
function addPolicy(policy){
var resourceUrl = 'images/policy-' + policy + '.pdf';
var clone = printSections["Policy"].clone();
clone.name = "policy_" + policy;
clone.background.url = resourceUrl;
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