Calyx RIM Publisher

Variables Within Variables

Variables can contain other variables, or nested variables, as part of their definition. This enables you to concatenate and improve the spacing of text that is placed in published output.
  • Variable text must be identical for the starting and ending tags of the variable. The variable text is case sensitive.
  • Within an overlay or cover page, all variable codes should be the same case, regardless of variable stamp type.

Variables within variables: example 1

Place the following variables and text in the header or footer of a page in an overlay or cover page template: 


            Volume <VN      >, Page <  VR> of <VT  >

This will be the result in the published output:

Volume 12   , Page   4 of 350

Variables within variables: example 2

  1. Place a single variable in the header or footer of the overlay or cover page template: 
    
                  <PAGE_NUM                                         >
  2. Next, add the variable PAGE_NUM to the Variables tab in the Assembly Publishing settings: 

            Volume $Bates($VN,6), Page $VR of $VT

This will be the result in the published output:

Volume 00012, Page 4 of 350.
Warning: Nested variables must not contain page number system variables, as they will not resolve and may cause publishing issues. Assume there is a variable placeholder on your overlays, as in this example:

<PAGENUM                                >

On the Variables page in AsmPubSettings you cannot define:

     PAGENUM = "Page $CHANNELPAGE"

     CHANNELPAGE = "$LR of $LT" (Electronic variable)

     CHANNELPAGE = "$VR of $VT" (Paper variable)

But you can define:

     PAGENUM = "Page $LR of $LT" (Electronic variable)

     PAGENUM = "Page $VR of $VT" (Paper variable)

Channel Specific Variables

User-defined variables may have different values depending on the output channel being published.

The PAGE_NUM variable in example 2 (above), is suitable for paper publishing.

If the assembly is to be published in both paper and eCTD electronic channels, the PAGE_NUM variable above could be assigned to the paper output channel.  Another PAGE_NUM variable should be assigned to the electronic output channel with a more appropriate value such as: ${LABBR}, Page $LR of $LT. 

The ${} notation is required so that the comma directly follows the Abbreviated Leaf name when the variable is resolved.