Document TemplateConditional Columns
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Tables in a document template can use parent level logical fields to control visibility of columbs.
Sample Data
{
"static": {
"showContact": true,
"showCountry": true,
"showRegion": true,
"showCity": true,
"showAddress": false,
"showPostalCode": false,
"showPhone": false,
"showFax": false,
"customer": [
{
"CustomerID": "ALFKI",
"CompanyName": "Alfreds Futterkiste",
"ContactName": "Maria Anders",
"ContactTitle": "Sales Representative",
"Address": "Obere Str. 57",
"City": "Berlin",
"Region": null,
"PostalCode": "12209",
"Country": "Germany",
"Phone": "030-0074321",
"Fax": "030-0076545"
},
{
"CustomerID": "ANATR",
"CompanyName": "Ana Trujillo Emparedados y helados",
"ContactName": "Ana Trujillo",
"ContactTitle": "Owner",
"Address": "Avda. de la Constitución 2222",
"City": "México D.F.",
"Region": null,
"PostalCode": "05021",
"Country": "Mexico",
"Phone": "(5) 555-4729",
"Fax": "(5) 555-3745"
},
{
"CustomerID": "ANTON",
"CompanyName": "Antonio Moreno Taquería",
"ContactName": "Antonio Moreno",
"ContactTitle": "Owner",
"Address": "Mataderos 2312",
"City": "México D.F.",
"Region": null,
"PostalCode": "05023",
"Country": "Mexico",
"Phone": "(5) 555-3932",
"Fax": null
},
{
"CustomerID": "AROUT",
"CompanyName": "Around the Horn",
"ContactName": "Thomas Hardy",
"ContactTitle": "Sales Representative",
"Address": "120 Hanover Sq.",
"City": "London",
"Region": null,
"PostalCode": "WA1 1DP",
"Country": "UK",
"Phone": "(171) 555-7788",
"Fax": "(171) 555-6750"
}
]
}
}This data has a single top level record which includes a number of logical fields, which we will reference in the table column definition.
Instead of looping at the top level *root like our other example document templates, This document template with loop over an array called "customer" .
Using the "visiblefield" Property of Columns
{
"info": {
"width": "11in",
"height": "8.5in"
},
"table": {
"area": {
"border": {
"style": "Single"
}
},
"columns": [
{
"width": "64pt"
},
{
"width": "100pt"
},
{
"width": "100pt",
"visiblefield": "showContact"
},
{
"width": "100pt",
"visiblefield": "showContact"
},
{
"width": "100pt",
"visiblefield": "showAddress"
},
{
"width": "100pt",
"visiblefield": "showCity"
},
{
"width": "100pt",
"visiblefield": "showRegion"
},
{
"width": "64pt",
"visiblefield": "showPostalCode"
},
{
"width": "64pt",
"visiblefield": "showCountry"
},
{
"width": "54pt",
"visiblefield": "showPhone"
},
{
"width": "54pt",
"visiblefield": "showFax"
}
],
"body": {
"sections": [
{
"source": "customer",
"sections": [
{
"source": "*header",
"rows": [
{
"textformat": {
"color": "White"
},
"area": {
"fill": {
"color": "#333333"
}
},
"cells": [
{
"text": "Customer ID"
},
{
"text": "Company Name"
},
{
"text": "Contact Name"
},
{
"text": "Contact Title"
},
{
"text": "Address"
},
{
"text": "City"
},
{
"text": "Region"
},
{
"text": "PostalCode"
},
{
"text": "Country"
},
{
"text": "Phone"
},
{
"text": "Fax"
}
]
}
]
},
{
"rows": [
{
"cells": [
{
"field": "CustomerID"
},
{
"field": "CompanyName"
},
{
"field": "ContactName"
},
{
"field": "ContactTitle"
},
{
"field": "Address"
},
{
"field": "City"
},
{
"field": "Region"
},
{
"field": "PostalCode"
},
{
"field": "Country"
},
{
"field": "Phone"
},
{
"field": "Fax"
}
]
}
]
}
]
}
]
}
}
}The document produced by this will hide columns that have a "visiblefield" with values of 'false' .
Conditional Column PDF
Changing the top level data values
{
"static": {
"showContact": true,
"showCountry": true,
"showRegion": false,
"showCity": true,
"showAddress": false,
"showPostalCode": false,
"showPhone": true,
"showFax": true,
..
}Changing the values in the top level fields changes the generated document, which you can use for user selected columns.
Altered Conditions PDF