Nested table type data-merge
Nested table type data-merge
As shown in the figure below, the Word API defines a nested table type as one that performs data-merge after converting a JSON file with a hierarchical structure into a nested structure table.
This section describes the Word API data-merge feature of the nested table type.
The data-merge field representing a nested table is Word API specific and "AH_DETAIL_TABLE" will be the field name.
The merging data for the nested table type requires the data for the nested table and the data corresponding to the other fields.
The data corresponding to the other fields is the same as the merging data for the simple type.
The data for nested tables is hierarchical and only JSON format can be used.
Define the value at which the hierarchical structure starts as the key, and its child elements as an array or object as the value.
The figure below shows an example of the execution of what is described in this section.
You can specify the following three types of table width with the cell width option of the nested table.
The default setting of Word API is to display the column width to the minimum.
The option "FixedMinimum" for each interface corresponds to it.
Specify each column width evenly, in percent.
The option "DividedPct" for each interface corresponds to it.
Specify each column width evenly, in length.
The option "DividedDxa" for each interface corresponds to it.
[Install directory]/samples/templates/Nested_table_template.zip contains a nested table type data-merge template and a sample file of data.