InDesign not Creating Merged Document

[aShortt]

Running an M3 Macbook and after upgrading to ID20 data merge has stopped working. I create the document, asign all the placeholders and when I attach the csv file everything looks fine when I preview through each.

I then click "Create Merged Document" and nothing happens. Tried reinstalling ID, tried creating a fresh document. Nothing seems to work and there's no error prompts. I've had to import my documents back into a copy of ID19.5 to merge them.

Anyone had this issue or know of a solution?

[aShortt]

Funny enough I may have just figured it out. It appears as if it won't create a merged document if any of the layers are locked. As soon as I unlocked the layers it created the merge.

[Rachel@SVAC]

I just had the same problem and this fixed it for me. Thanks for posting!

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

Funny enough I may have just figured it out. It appears as if it won't create a merged document if any of the layers are locked. As soon as I unlocked the layers it created the merge.

By @aShortt

Locked layers can't be edited - they are locked... 

[sohaib_6408]

Try checking if your CSV file has any hidden formatting issues or special characters causing the merge to fail. Ensure your placeholders match the column headers exactly. If that doesn't help, consider resetting InDesign preferences (Cmd+Opt+Shift+Ctrl at startup). For guidance, checkout Adobe's official Data Merge tutorial .