Manually Constructing a Data Structure

Access the Web Mail Merge Data Structures form.

To manually enter a data structure:

  1. Complete the Data Structure Name and Description fields.

  2. Enter a list of data items in the Data Item column.

    These data items are used as merge fields in the template document. The value in the Data Item column can be any string of characters except the characters that are used for the start and end delimiters. The spelling and upper or lower case of each item is important and must match exactly. The system automatically generates each number in the Sequence Number column.

  3. Click the Move Up and Move Down buttons to rearrange the items in the list

  4. Click OK when all data items are entered and are in the correct order.

Data Structure Name

Enter a unique name that identifies the data structure. The system enters this value into the template database record when setting up a web mail merge template.

Description

Enter a short description of the data structure.