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User-Defined Section Numbering

You might want to define the numbering format for the section levels in your generated RTF document.

For example:

1. Package level 1
  1.1 Package level 2 (child package)
    1.1.1 Element Level 1
        1.1.1.1 Element (child element)
 

To define the numbering format you:

  • First create a numbering list and
  • Then create a set of list overrides for this list

The overrides must also have the initial 1.0.0 setting altered to 1.1.1. You can then apply the numbering list to the headings set for packages and elements, using paragraph numbering.

(For further information on applying continuous section numbering throughout a Virtual Document, see Section Numbering in Virtual Documents.)

How To:

To define the numbering format, follow the steps below:

Step

Action

See Also

1

In the Template Editor, select the Edit | List and Overrides | Create List Item menu option

The List Properties dialog displays

 

2

In the List Name field, type a name for the list

Click on the OK button to close the dialog

 

3

Select the Edit | List and Overrides | Create List Override menu option

The List Override Properties dialog displays

 

4

In the List to Override field, type or select the name of the list you have just created

Click on the OK button to close the dialog

 

5

To set the list level properties for each level, select the Edit | List and Overrides | Edit List Level menu option

The List Level Properties dialog displays

 

6

To set the first level numbering (used in the Package Section), select the List override radio button and type or select the list override item you have just created

 

7

Ensure that the List Level field is set to 1 (for Packages) and the Number text field is set to ~1~

Click on the OK button to save the values and close the dialog

 

8

Open the dialog again (Edit | List and Overrides | Edit List Level) and set:

  • List Level to 2 (for the Element Section or Child Package Section, for example)
  • Start at to 1 (to ensure that numbering at this level begins at 1.1 rather than 1.0)

 

9

Click on the OK button to close the dialog and save the changes

 

10

Repeat steps 5 to 9 as required, incrementing the list level number and resetting Start at to 1 each time

 

 

 

To apply the numbering levels you have defined (above), follow the steps below

Step

Action

See Also

1

In the Content window of the Template Editor, select the first item of text to be numbered (for example, Package)
 
Numbering Content

 

2

Set the text style, using the style drop-down field in the Template Editor toolbar
 
Numbering Content Font

 

3

Click on the Paragraph | List Numbering menu option

The Apply Paragraph Numbering Using Lists dialog displays

 

4

Select the required Numbering List and Override, and set the Level field to the required level
(1, for the top level)

Click on the OK button to close the dialog, and check that the required level has been applied to the selected text
 
Package RTF Heading

 

5

Repeat steps 1 to 4 for the next level (Element), but at step 4 change the Level field to 2
 
Element RTF Heading

 

6

Continue applying the overrides for lower section levels as necessary, then save the template and generate your RTF report

The output should now resemble the following example:
RTF Output

 

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