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1 Export

Filetypes

If you want to export to Adobe InDesign files go to export > filetype and select the preferred filetype from the dropdown.

You can set a static filename in Export > Filetype > “Static filename” field.

With static filenames, every file will get the same name and a counting number will be attached. For example if you define static filename to be “mydatamerge” then files will be named like this:

  • mydatamerge_1
  • mydatamerge_2
  • mydatamerge_3
  • and so on

Please note that static filenames only allow a-z, 0-9, – and _ characters. Other characters will be removed or replaced.

Extras

Go to Export > Extras > Record filter and set up one or more filters to filter your submitted datasource. This will not change the datasource itself but provide a filtered datasource to the merge process. You can see how many records are removed in the overview on the left side, written in red.

 

Go to Export > Extras > Record sorting and select the data column to sort records after. Currently theres no multi-sort possible. You may then also choose to sort the records ascending or descending. This will not change the datasource itself but provide a sorted datasource to the merge process.

GREP text actions allow you to search and replace specific strings matching custom search patterns with other strings or patterns AFTER the merge process is completed. They are applied to all documents generated.

Go to Export > Extras > GREP text

Here you can activate or deactivate your configured GREP text replacements. To edit them click on the pen icon of each row, to add new ones click on the gear icon in the bottom right. This will take you to the preferences where you can add new actions or delete existing ones (Note: Predefined actions cannot be deleted. They are flagged with [System] at the end of the name):

GREP text actions are stored locally on your machine. Only activated actions will be added to project files.