Available field options

The Field Options dialog is split into a number of sections

Format

The Format pane allows you to define the field type, or how it is formatted when it appears on the page. Fields can be defined as Alphanumeric or Numeric, with additional options such as importing HTML-formatted text available.

General

Options such as 'prefix' and 'suffix' can be found here, in addition to 'cleansing' which can be used to clean-up data before it is formatted.

Picture content

In addition to importing textual content, EasyCatalog can also import pictures either from a folder or from a URL. Additional options such as how the image should be scaled and aligned can also be found on the Picture Content pane.

Advanced

Advanced field options generally don't need to be configured as the defaults are generally correct. However, options such as the ability to exclude the field from certain operations (such as Update Document) can be found on this pane.

Database Update

The settings used here are only used when working with a data source that has been created using the ODBC Data Provider or the Sales Layer Data Provider. This pane enabled you to specify an 'update' statement that is used to update your database (when data has been changed in InDesign).

Appearance

Allows you to set a specific appearance of the field in the Data and Record Viewer panels, such as a different background color or shape. You can also change the appearance of a field if its contents meet certain conditions.

Custom field

Custom Fields are fields that only exist within EasyCatalog and are populated using one of our inbuilt functions.

Notes

You can write any notes or comments about the field, such as why it can be empty, how to detect an error, etc.

Preprocessing

Allows content to be processed before any additional formatting is applied. Once processed other options such as cleansing, prefix, suffix are applied.