Preprocessing Field Options
Allows content to be processed before any additional formatting is applied. Once processed other options such as cleansing, prefix, suffix are applied. Only fields with content are processed. This...
View ArticleIs EasyCatalog available in Spanish/Español?
Yes, we have localised EasyCatalog into Spanish. For this version, please contact our Spanish reseller: http://www.nousmedis.com The post Is EasyCatalog available in Spanish/Español? appeared first on...
View ArticleHow do a get an invoice?
For purchases made via our Webstore you can reprint the original invoice via our After-Purchase Services site 24 hours a day at https://store.esellerate.net/support. Just log on using the email address...
View ArticleEasyCatalog in Japanese
We have localised EasyCatalog into Japanese. This is included in the standard version which can be downloaded from our Website. For local support please contact or reseller:...
View ArticleHow Does Licensing Work with Creative Cloud Versions?
When purchasing a license for EasyCatalog you’re purchasing for a specific version of InDesign — e.g. InDesign CC 2018, InDesign CC 2019. With all new licenses you receive twelve months complimentary...
View ArticleDo I Have to Pay to Upgrade My EasyCatalog License?
InDesign 2020 is a major new version of InDesign and so an upgrade fee may apply for EasyCatalog. The upgrade will be free of charge if you: have purchased a new license (not an upgrade) in the last...
View ArticleDeveloping an ImageLink Provider Script
This is intended to describe how to write a provider script. Overview The Plug-in enables connection to any DAM or online image resource via a provider script that manages interaction with its REST...
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Augmenting Datasources via “CreateContent.lua”
Incoming data can be manipulated via a script which is executed before EasyCatalog attempts to load data from a data source. A ‘createcontent.lua’ script, located in the data sources scripts folder,...
View ArticleWhat’s New In 2021
Here’s a list of the major new features in the 2021 compared to the 2020 version of EasyCatalog: Combined Data Sources Combined Data Sources in EasyCatalog allow you to combine data from separate data...
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Hilighting the Document Selection
EasyCatalog can hilight the selecting fields in a document using a blue outline in a data panel as shown: This is enabled via an “Advanced Preference”, available from the...
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Managing Enterprise Data Provider
EasyCatalog allows access to third party systems, such as PIM or DAM systems, via Custom Data Providers. The Enterprise Data Provider allows these scripts to installed, updated or removed using the...
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Table Filtering
EasyCatalog normally assigns one record to each row in a table. When populated, the table body rows will be altered to accommodate row per record. The Table->Filter… menu sets a table level option...
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Combined Data Sources
Combined Data Sources in EasyCatalog allow you to combine data from separate data sources into a single panel. By specifying a series of simple rules that determine how data from one data source...
View ArticleReplacing Delimited Field Names With Field Content
The example below replaces field names delimited between { and } with the field content. E.g: “This is a field with another field {name} inside” The replaces “name” with the contents of field called...
View ArticleFormatting Rules – Duplicating a Frame for Each Cell of a Tabular Field
Sometimes is useful to break out things like colours into a tabular field and then populate these as a set of frames, one for each colour. The frames might contain a Swatch and a swatch name. The...
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Inserting Images as Anchored Frames
When a field contains the an image or multiple images, it’s possible to insert these as anchored items inside a text based link. To do this, enable the “Insert as inline” checkbox on the Picture...
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Formatting Rule Fields
The Formatting Rule field type enables a field to create content based on a stored Formatting Rule: When the field is inserted, the named rule is populated and inserted between text markers without any...
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Formatting Rules Combined With Tabular Fields
Tabular field cells can be inserted as links in a document. However when a parent field is inserted, EasyCatalog normally creates a table of individual fields for each cell. Specifying a Formatting...
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Grouped Tabular Fields
Grouped tabular fields allows the collation of records sharing common properties. Take this data for example: To create a custom field that collates records sharing the same PRICE, the following is...
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Placing fields inside tabular fields
Tabular field cells normally contain text, which has limited formatting. To overcome this fields can be assigned to individual cells:t = TABLE.new(); t:cell(1,1):setcontent(FIELD.get('Category'));...
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