Document Templates

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The Document Templates (a.k.a. Composer Templates) are the most important part of the Composer as they define how a document should looks like and what data should be included in the resulting document.

To create a document template you can do it through the Template Designer or through the Document Template Record Page. The Template designer is the recommended way to do it as it offers a Visual Editor that also prevent you from making a lot of mistakes. If you really know what you are doing, is also possible to edit the template directly on the record page.

Although all the different setup options are seemly integrated in the Template Designer it’s important to know how the Templates are configured, so in the next table we list all the different configuration options available:

OptionDescriptionValues
NameThe name the document template will have and will be shown in the different parts of the application. This is the name the end user will see.Any valid string
Object TypeThe object type the template will be available for. Keep in mind that a document can only work for one and only one object type.Any existing Salesforce Object Type
DescriptionAn optional explanatory text explaining what’s the objective of the template.Any valid string
StatusThe State of the template. – Draft: when the template version is new and has not been published yet– Active: when the template version is active and can be used by the end users– Inactive: when the template version is no longer active and is not available in the application.Draft, Active and Inactive
VersionThe version number. This must be unique for that Document Template. It’s just an identifier.Integer
Root VersionIt’s a lookup to the first version of that template. It’s the way Composer relate all the different versions of a template. The source/root version does not have any root version set.A Document Template
Filename PrefixThe prefix to append to the resulting document filename. It’s a free text. In case it’s empty the Template Name will be used.Any valid string
Filename SuffixThe suffix to append to the resulting document filenameRecord Name, Record Id, None
EngineThe engine the template is designed for. You will usually have only one option available: ‘Standalone’Standalone
TemplateIs the template definition, and it’s where all the layout is stored in HTML format.HTML
DraftIs the draft template definition which is used to stored temporary versions when previewing documents. You can ignore this field.HTML

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