Variable - Question Type

Overview

Variable questions provide a way to retrieve information from the user’s profile or calculate values from data collected in the question set.

The variable question requires you to specify a particular user profile field such as name, address line 1 or email, or to provide a formula to calculate a result. Formulas are not limited to numeric data as they can calculate dates and build strings. For more information see Formulas.

This question type is not visible to the end user in Produce, as it simply inserts a value into the generated document.

Preparation and Bookmarking

Insertion or selection bookmarks or tags can be used throughout the document to specify where the variable result is to be inserted.

Usage

How to create a variable question

1.From the toolbox, drag and drop a Variable question onto a page, section column or tab.
2. Infiniti automatically adds an answer to the new question. Set the answer’s properties as below.
3. From the Placeholders tab, drag and drop the necessary bookmarks or tags onto the answer.

Property	Description / Examples
Answer Name	Type in a unique name.
Document Format	Options are: Percent (PERCENT) Currency (C) General Number (G) Uppercase (+) Lowercase (-) Uppercase first letter (+-) Propercase (+-+-) Number to text (ONE) Number to text uppercase (+ONE) Number to text lowercase (-ONE) Currency to text (CUR) Currency to text (CUR USD) Currency to check text (CUR ZERO USD) Left Pad (LPAD '0'1) Left Pad (RPAD '0'1) Short Date (SHORT DATE) Long Date (LONG DATE) Left number of characters (LEFT 1) Right number of characters (RIGHT 1) Trim start or end spaces (TRIM)
Variable	Select which variable to use, which includes: [Formula] Creator id Creator Name Creator Prefix Creator First Name Creator Last Name Creator Full Name Creator Salutation Creator Title Creator Organization Creator Phone Number Creator Fax Number Creator Email Address Creator Street Address 1 Creator Street Address 2 Creator Street Suburb Creator Street State Creator Street Postcode Creator Street Country Creator Postal Address 1
Formula	Defines a formula to calculate a result based on information in the question set. For example a calculated total, or calculated age based on the date of birth. Only applies if ‘[Formula]’ is selected in the Variable property.
Find Dependencies	Clicking this link will open a pop-up window that will show any dependencies that this label has.