For the Concatenate Type, the numbers are no longer used as of DocumentsCorePack version 2020.53 (If you are still using it, have a look at the Deprecated Combine Types). Now, the individual options can be chosen by writing them as a string in the following syntax:
[Doc|Content]
[KeepSourceFormatting|UseDestStyle]
[AutoLink|Link|LinkAll|Unlink]
[KeepSectionBreak|NewPage|Continuous]
[ContinuePageNumbering|RestartPageNumbering]
For a brief description of the individual options, see below.
If no option of a group [] is specified, the default is used (corresponds to the bolded ones).
Like in this example we use “Doc”, and it would use all remaining default values. The same happens when you leave it blank. If you like to choose another option, you have to write it in the ❶ input field of the Concatenate Type like:
Doc, UseDestStyle, Unlink, NewPage
Just leave a space and/or a comma between the individual options.
Figure 1: Select Concatenate Type
Here is an overview of the individual options that can be chosen
Define what shall be concatenated:
| Option | Description |
| Doc (default) | This document will be appended to the previous document. |
| Content | Only the contents of this document will be appended to previous document. (Headers/Footers/SectionBreaks of this document will be ignored.) |
Define how the formatting of this document shall be treated:
| Option | Description |
| KeepSourceFormatting (default) | The formatting of this document will be retained. (If, for example, this document uses a different font for Heading1, that difference will be retained.) |
| UseDestStyle | The formatting of the previous document will be applied to this document. (If, for example, this document uses a different font for Heading1, that different font will be ignored and the same font as in the previous document will be used for Heading1.) |
Define if and how the headers/footers shall be linked to the previous document:
| Option | Description |
| AutoLink (default) | If the first section of this document has no or empty header/footer then it is [Linked], otherwise it is [Unlinked]. |
| Link | The first section of this document will be [Linked]. |
| LinkAll | All sections of this document will be [Linked]. |
| Unlink | The first section of this document will be [Unlinked]. |
Please Note:
- If a section is [Linked], that means: The headers/footers from the previous section are continued.
- If a section is [Unlinked], that means: The headers/footers of that section remain exactly as they are.
Define the type of the SectionBreak between the two documents:
| Option | Description |
| KeepSectionBreak (default) | The type of the SectionBreak between the two documents is defined by the type of the first section of this document. (By default the first sections type is ‘NextPage’, so usually there will be a ‘SectionBreak(NextPage)’ between the documents.) |
| NewPage | Concatenate this document on a new page. (There will be a ‘SectionBreak(NextPage)’ between the documents.) |
| Continuous | Concatenate this document directly to the end of the previous document. (There will be a ‘SectionBreak(Continuous)’ between the documents.) |
Please Note:
- If the documents have a different page size, then a ‘SectionBreak(NextPage)’ is created between them.
Define how the Page Numbering shall be treated:
| Option | Description |
| ContinuePageNumbering (default) | The page numbering of this document will follow the previous document. (Adding 3 pages to 2 pages will result in: 1/5, 2/5, 3/5, 4/5, 5/5) |
| RestartPageNumbering | The page numbering of this document will be restarted from 1. The field ‘NUMPAGES’ (Total nr of pages) will be fixed in the previous document and in this document. (Adding 3 pages to 2 pages will result in: 1/2, 2/2, 1/3, 2/3, 3/3 |
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Deprecated Combine Types
These CombineTypes are no longer used since DocumentsCorePack Serverversion 2020.53, but they are still working, if you are used to it to determine how document B will be inserted in document A.
CombineType = 0
The formatting of document A will be applied to document B
CombineType = 1
The formatting will be retained.
CombineType = 2
Does the same as CombineType = 0. In addition, the link to the previous section will be disconnected here (disconnects your header or footer from the header or footer in the previous section).
CombineType = 3
Does the same as CombineType = 1. In addition, the link to the previous section will be disconnected here (disconnects your header or footer from the header or footer in the previous section).
CombineType = 4
The formatting of the previous document will be applied to the document. The headers/footers of that section remain exactly as they are. The document will be concatenated on a new page.
CombineType = 5
The headers/footers of that section remain exactly as they are. The document will be concatenated on a new page.
CombineType = 96
The documents are saved locally in the file format .pdf. This uses a more recent method of concatenation than CombineType 98.
CombineType = 97
The documents are saved locally in the file format .docx. Outcome is a .pdf.
CombineType = 98
The documents are saved locally in the file format .pdf.
CombineType = 99
The content of document B will be inserted at the end.
Please notice: The CombineType field is mandatory otherwise there will be an error.
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