In the All properties tab, these properties are located at the top-level, in the Metadata, and in the sections.
Type | Value | Description |
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Tag | String | Tag name for the element. This property cannot be edited. |
Name | String | The name of the element. |
Description | String | A summary or note about this element. |
Assignment | String | The variables that are assigned to the element. |
Condition | String | A script that can apply variables or attributes as conditions on the element. |
Master page | String | Name of the master page applied to the element. |
Force page change | true, false | Default value: false When true, a page break is inserted if current master page is similar to previous one. |
Target region | String | Writes current element in the specified region. |
Style name | String | Name of the style that is applied to the element. |
In the All properties tab, this property is located at the top-level as Content.
Type | Value | Description |
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Content | String | The text contained in the element which is visible in the output. Entering text here is the same as double-clicking on the element and entering text. |
The Data tab is only visible in the Properties view when there is a query added to the element. In the All properties tab, these properties are located at the top-level and in the Data sections.
Type | Value | Description |
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Data Source | String | The data source schema name. You cannot edit this property. Example: Generic XML 1 |
Context | String | If the query is on an element nested within another element, the context of the parent element is listed for this property. You cannot edit this property. Example: $7 is the context for the parent element. |
Query | String | The name of the query as specified in the data source schema. |
Sort | String | The Rational® Publishing Engine or native sort applied to the element. |
Limit | String | Default value: 0 Enter a number to generate only a certain number of data values in your output. |
Filter | String | The Rational Publishing Engine or native filter applied to the element. |
Recursive Level | Number | Default value: 0 Instead of adding a query and each of its child queries in your template to extract a set of data, you can use the Recursive Level and Recursive Segments. Use these properties together to specify only the parent query in your template and extract data from that query and all of its child queries. The Recursive Level is the number of times the recursive segments in the query are repeated. Example: In the query Module/Object/Link/Linked Object, if you entered 2 for the recursive segment value and 3 for the recursive level value, Link/Linked Object would repeated 3 times. The resulting query is Module/Object/Link/Linked Object/Link/Linked Object/Link/Linked Object. |
Recursive Segments | Number | Default value: 1 Instead of adding a query and each of its child queries in your template to extract a set of data, you can use the Recursive Level and Recursive Segments. Use these properties together to specify only the parent query in your template and extract data from that query and all of its child queries. The number of segments in the query that are to be repeated. Example: In the query Module/Object/Link/Linked Object, if you entered 2 for the recursive segment value, Link/Linked Object are the segments that are repeated. |
In the All properties tab, these properties are located in the
section.Type | Value | Description |
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Display | String | Enter the text that displays in the output in place of the hyperlink itself. |
Internal | true, false | If the link is internal to this document, such as a link to another section, enter true. If the link is external, such as a web page, enter false. |
Local | true, false | If the Internal property is set to true and the Local property is set to true, a bookmark in the current template is being referenced. If the Internal property is set to true and the Local property is set to false, a bookmark in another template is being referenced. |
In the All properties tab, these properties are located in the
, , , and sections.Type | Value | Description |
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Font | String, Cambria, Courier New, Georgia, Helvetica, Lucida, Tahoma, Times New Roman, Verdana | Select one of the common fonts available in the dropdown menu or type the name of another font on your computer to use. |
Size | 1 to 1638 | The point size of the text in the element. You can select
a value from the dropdown menu or type a value between the supported
sizes. Example: ![]() |
Color | 000000 to FFFFFF | Default value: 000000 The hexadecimal color of the text in the element. Example: ![]() Note: The value transparent is
only supported for XSL-FO output.
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Bold | true, false | Default value: false true applies bold styling. Example: ![]() |
Italic | true, false | Default value: false true applies italic styling. Example: ![]() |
Underline | true, false, single, words, double, dotted, thick, dash, dash long, dot dash, dot dot dash, wavy, dotted heavy, dash heavy, dash long heavy, dot dash heavy, dot dot dash heavy, wavy heavy, wavy double | Default value: false true creates a horizontal line beneath the text. Example: ![]() |
Overline | true, false | Default value: false true creates a horizontal line over the text. Example: ![]() |
Strikethrough | true, false, double | Default value: false true creates a horizontal line through the center of the text. Example: ![]() |
Shadow | true, false | Default value: false true creates a shadow on the text. Example: ![]() |
Outline | true, false | Default value: false true creates an outline around the text. Example: ![]() |
Emboss | true, false | Default value: false true creates an emboss around the text. Example: ![]() |
Engrave | true, false | Default value: false true creates an engrave around the text. Example: ![]() |
Small caps | true, false | Default value: false true changes lowercase letters into capital letters. Example: ![]() |
All caps | true, false | Default value: false true changes all letters into capital letters. Example: ![]() |
Hidden | true, false | Default value: false true removes the text from the output. |
Underline color | 000000 to FFFFFF | Default value: 000000 The hexadecimal color of the line underneath the text in the element. |