Using project data in the report header

[tpen3219]

Instead of the data in the report I am using instancespecifications within the project to hold report and revision data. It is much easier to maintain than through the report data.
It is working fine except for the headers. I can access the values anywhere in the report except the header.
It appears as though the header data is established before the velocity script is executed.
Is there any way to make this work?

I have attached the project, the main template and two macro files.
HospiraDoc_DID_Template - Tom v5.docx is the template.
MM Architecture - Tom.mdzip is the project.
Thanks

[thanapol_r]

DOCX file format internally stores headers and content in different files, thus ReportEngine will process header files and content file separately. So, the variables that you set in the content part will not affect to the header parts. However, there are 2 solutions.

1. We would still recommend you to use report data because it has been designed to work with document headers

2. create a new template and add the code that you use to set the variable into the header of the first page before create header in other pages. The header which contains the code, which is used to declare variables and set the value, must be created before other headers because the order of the header files are depended on creation time. For example, if you create headers in the second page before the first page, the second-page header will be internally stored before the first-page header. This cause ReportEngine process the second-page header before the first page.


The attachment "HospiraDoc_DID_Template - Tom v5_fixed.docx" contains the fix using solution #2.

Best Regards,
Thanapol R.
No Magic Customer Support

[tpen3219]

Thank you very much.
There are some problems with the change.
1) The heading styles disappeared from the generated document. So the table of contents no longer works.
2) I tried to insert line breaks above the text of the first page but then the headings no longer worked. The report specs require the cover page to be centered vertically. Is there a way to fix this?

Also, can you you tell exactly what you changed? I tried to modify the version I sent you to place the first block of code into the header. But I did not get the same result. The headers were still empty except for the icon - same as before.

Again, thank you for your help.

[thanapol_r]

Sorry for breaking your heading styles.

We have improved the solution #2 by
1. Create a new DOCX file which contains the PrepareData section with the code for setting report variables.

prepareData.docx

2. Include PrepareData section in the header of the HospiraDoc_DID_Template.

header.png

HospiraDoc_DID_Template - Tom v5_fixed2.docx

We, then generate the report with Data element scope and the output is as follow

output.docx

Best Regards,
Thanapol R.
No Magic Customer Support

[paul.j.lotz@nasa.gov]

I wanted to do something similar and this thread was very helpful!

[nanebocy@gmail.com]

Did you at whatever point track down a response for this? I'm in a generally hazy situation. At this point getting a basically obscure goof message.