Page template properties

Data context and additional features

Modify the page template Properties using the TEMPLATE properties dialog. Right-click the desired page template and select "Properties".

 

Match

Display or capture information in a given context

A template created with a match attribute set to a valid XPath can generate output page(s) for matching XML elements in PDF report. A form template created with a match attribute will capture information in the defined XPath context.

Name

Callable page, capture information in last known context

A template created with a name, must be invoked specifically to generate output in PDF report. A form template created with a name attribute will capture information in the last defined XPath context.

Page title

(HTML view)

The page title can be defined for any page template and will be displayed in the viewing browser. The page title will be visible in search engines like Google.

Scalable page

(HTML View)

Digiforms Server allow the page to fill the client area of the viewing browser. This allows for creation of pages that scales and fits a variety of devices and browsers.

Page numbering, force number of output pages

Display page 1 of total, or make sure there is a specific amount of pages produced

When generating paged media output, like PDF. Some settings on the page template allows fine-tuned behaviour:

Chaining pages in PDF documents

Depending on data, it is sometimes useful to force specific sequences of output pages in the final document. With page-chaining it is possible to configure one ore more sequences of pages by selecting available templates that have a 'name'.

file	Example_PageChaining and forced pages.XFO