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GiGiTexas
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February 5, 2024
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Data Merge Parent Page Question

  • February 5, 2024
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I have a file with my fields on the the parent. Is there a way to create the Merged InDesign Document with the connection to the database broken, like the file you get when the fields are on the pages??? 

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GiGiTexasAuthor
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February 5, 2024

Probably should have been clearer, sorry.

I started with a ID file with fields on Parent. Ran a data merge and created my merge document. I then made edits, went through proofing etc.  I would like the final file to be able to be a regular ID document with no links to database.

Robert at ID-Tasker
Robert at ID-Tasker
Braniac
February 5, 2024

With "regular" DataMerge - the built-in option - there are no connections to your "database" file.

 

It's like you would do copy&paste from your database to your placeholders.

 

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GiGiTexasAuthor
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February 6, 2024

 Yes, I understand how the data merge works when fields are on the 1) Child Page, no connection. But the merge acts different when fields are on 2) Parent Page. 

 

What I am trying to figure out is when the fields are on the 2) Parent Page and you run the merge, you end up with a merged file with TAGS on the fields and the connection is still in place. You can update the data, make a single page edit etc. Great for proofing. 

 

Now once it is merged and you are left with that file with the tags and connection is still active is there a way to get a file like you do with the 1) Child Page merge is what I am after.

 

Seems to me you should be able to. I have a client who wants he source files but isnt familiar with data merge, so I need the final file to look like a regular old ID file when packaged. 

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