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Create Master Document
If you want to create a series of documents - or sections of a document - that are individually tailored but are generated and organized as a single unit, you can design each document in its own Model Document element but organize these elements under a Master Document. This is a Package element with a child Common diagram to which you add the Model Document elements. You can then generate a document with a corporate template for the common contents and the headers and footers, and each section having its own appearance defined by a template appropriate to the section content. When you add Model Document elements to a Master Document, the Master Document element resembles the following:
The Master Document element and child diagram are listed in the Project Browser as shown:
Create a Master Document
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Open or create a diagram in which to create the Master Document. The diagram can be of any type, although Documentation automatically provides the correct Toolbox page.
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If the Toolbox Documentation page is not already shown, select More tools | Documentation. |
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Drag the Master Document icon onto the diagram. The system prompts you for the name of the Master Document element.
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Type the element name and click on the OK button. The system creates the Master Document element and a child Custom diagram of the same name.
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If creating a Master Document for an HTML report, go to step 7. The RTFTemplate Tagged Value displays in the window; this Tagged Value is filled with the valid template names.
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The RTFTemplate Tagged Value defaults to (model document: master template). If you want to use a customized master template that you have imported, click on the drop down arrow at the right of the field and click on that template in the list.
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Return to the Project Browser and open the Master Document child diagram. At this point, to provide the content for the generated document, you either:
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Having set up the Master Document, and created or added and set up its Model Documents as required, you can generate the document report on the Master Document; this pulls in the contents of the Model Documents.
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