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Tag Naming Conventions and its meaning

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In the above image tag value is given as <%supplier_name%>. Let us see what it means

  1. <%..%> Indicates, processing at server end. Please note that it is mandatory to follow this convention.
  2. <%supplier_name%> Here ‘supplier_name’ is actually the name of the Property of ‘Supplier’ Item Type. By this tag, application recognizes this property value to be fetched from Aras Innovator and substitute in the MS Word at relevant placeholder
  3. <%SupplierToPart.related_id.name%> Here involves relationship.
    1. ‘SupplierToPart’: is the RelationshipType of Supplier Item Type
    2. ‘related_id’ is the property pointing to Part Item Type
    3. ‘related_id’ is the property pointing to Part Item Type

So, this tag value actually fetches the value of Property ‘name’ attached to ‘Part’ item type.

Using this naming convention, the server follows a specific sequence when processing a tag at server

  1. Go to ‘SupplierToPart’
  2. Search for related_id and get the Data Source value which is ‘Part’ in this case
  3. Go to Part and access the ‘name’ property value.