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How to hide certain content in a word-layout?

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Hello guys,

is there a possibility to hide areas in word layout?

For example, I would like to control via a certain flag that a second page may only be printed if the flag = True.

Thank you ;)

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Via word this is not likely. The logic would have to be in the report code. Rdlc is a better fit here
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To my knowledge that is not possible in the Word layout, only the RDLC layout allows for scripting.

As an alternative you could create 2 word layouts and use AL code to use the one or the other depending on the flag. But that seems like a cumbersome solution in comparison with the RDLC layout ;-)
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I had this idea too, but I don't know how to call the two layouts then.

I have created the word layouts and they also work, now it fails somehow beacuse of their call. I know that there are many different setup pages, but there I can always only choose a report with the exact ID. Like for example in the setup page for reminders.

Do you know, how to to call a "layout", depending on a special flag?
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Yes, but it is something that you will need to program in AL, it is not possible out of the box.

There's a function SetTempLayoutSelected in the ReportLayoutSelection table that allows you to change the layout on a report.
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This video explains it well. Plus you can get the source code from GitHub: www.youtube.com/watch
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Thank you for your ideas. You have helped me a lot with this!

I have another question:

The two layouts, which I have created, do I need for my reminders. Do you think that the change of the layouts will also be possible if I also want to print on the RequestPage in the filter "No." several reminders?

I am afraid that this might not work. However, I work with dunning runs and sometimes dun 1000 customers per month. Therefore, the layouts have to to changed automatically. I have a flag that makes clear which layout should be used. This flag is a boolean field on the Issued Reminder Header.