Mail Merge with Data File (List of Docs)
Use this action in generating documents by merging a template file and a file containing data. The template can be in word format, containing mail merge fields, or PDF containing form fields.
The file containing data can be either in excel format or JSON format
Parameters
- Template FileFile, Required
Document template file. Supported file formats are Word and PDF files
- Template File TypeOptions, Required
Template file type. This field helps in defining the template type of the file. The available options are Word and PDF.
- Template File NameString
Name for the Template file. Also the name to be given to the list of generated files
- Merge Data FileFile, Required
File containing data for template. This can be excel or json file.
Sample Excel Data:
Sample Json Structure (List Array):
[ ["FieldName1", "FieldName2", "FieldName3"], ["FieldValue1", "FieldValue2", "FieldValue3"], ["FieldValue4", "FieldValue5", "FieldValue6"] ]
(OR)
Sample Json Structure (List Object):
- File Type Of DataOptions, Required
Type of file given for containing data. The available options are Excel and Json
- Merge Output FileBoolean
Merge an Output File. By default, the value is false and, the output would be a zip containing all the generated documents. If set to true then, all the documents are combined into a single PDF. This option is only valid for PDF-type templates.
Output
- FileUrl
The file containing all generated documents: If the Merge Output File value is true and the template type is PDF, then the file will be a PDF. Otherwise, the output will always be a zip.
- File NameString
File Name without extension
- Full File NameString
File Name with extension
- File ExtensionString
File extension