Merging Data with Arbortext Editor
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The capability to merge data is deprecated and not an encouraged best practice supported by PTC.
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Authors of document with merged data can perform the following actions:
1. Insert a predefined data field or query from the Insert Markup dialog box.
2. Update of one or more query results. (Queries can be specified to be locked from updating.)
3. Modify query parameters and update queries.
A query result contains the data retrieved and a namespaced element surrounding the data, preserving the query information for later identification and update.
Queries are of two types:
• Fielded queries — The query result contains one or more name and value pairs. Each pair can be inserted independently into various locations in a document.
• Content queries — The query result is a data chunk which can be as simple as a string or as complex as an entire document. Often, as when a result is derived from executing a query against a database, the result will be in tabular form. The data merging framework enforces no limitations on the format of a query result.
