Syntax for variables in templates

With incoming emails, you can use variables in templates. Variables are useful when you need to substitute values for the fields to submit an entry.

Use the following syntax for variables:

#$$Variable Name$$#

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If you expect the value of a variable to span multiple lines, then enclose the variable in brackets:

[$$
...
$$]

The following example of a template file (.arm file) submits a new employee name into the Employee Information form:

Schema: Employee Information
Server: server1
Action: Submit
Short Description !8!: $DATABASE$
Submitter !2!:$USER$
Employee Name !VEmployee Name!: [$$#$$VEmployee_Name$$#$$]

The characters between the exclamation mark exactly match the field ID or database name of the field on the form. The variable is called VEmployee_Name. Because the variable might span multiple lines, it is enclosed within brackets [$$...$$].

When you send a submit instruction, you can also provide a value for the variable $$VEmployee_Name$$, as shown in the following example:

Schema: Employee Information
Server: server1
Action: Submit
Short Description !8!: $DATABASE$
Submitter !2!:$USER$
!VEmployee_Name!: [$$Joe Smith$$]

 

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