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Issues with ADT files

Flávio Miranda

Hi community,

I'm using Advanced Document Templating plugin for a document generation where i have multiple chapters, and in each chapter i have have a conditional statement that if in the passed list are values then show a table else show a text "No data".

This a similar structure to the one that i'm using

<document>
    <chapter1>
        <line col1="My text col1" col2="My text col2"/>
        <line col1="My text col1" col2="My text col2"/>
        <line col1="My text col1" col2="My text col2"/>
    </chapter1>
    <chapter2>
        <line col1="My text col1" col2="My text col2"/>
        <line col1="My text col1" col2="My text col2"/>
        <line col1="My text col1" col2="My text col2"/>
    </chapter2>
</document>

The way that i'm implementing it is like the following in the document.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<w:document xmlns:wpc="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2010/wordprocessingCanvas"
    xmlns:cx="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/drawing/2014/chartex"
    xmlns:cx1="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/drawing/2015/9/8/chartex"
    xmlns:cx2="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/drawing/2015/10/21/chartex"
    xmlns:cx3="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/drawing/2016/5/9/chartex"
    xmlns:cx4="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/drawing/2016/5/10/chartex"
    xmlns:cx5="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/drawing/2016/5/11/chartex"
    xmlns:cx6="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/drawing/2016/5/12/chartex"
    xmlns:cx7="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/drawing/2016/5/13/chartex"
    xmlns:cx8="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/drawing/2016/5/14/chartex"
    xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
    xmlns:aink="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/drawing/2016/ink"
    xmlns:am3d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/drawing/2017/model3d"
    xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"
    xmlns:oel="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2019/extlst"
    xmlns:r="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships"
    xmlns:m="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/math"
    xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml"
    xmlns:wp14="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2010/wordprocessingDrawing"
    xmlns:wp="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/drawingml/2006/wordprocessingDrawing"
    xmlns:w10="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word"
    xmlns:w="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/wordprocessingml/2006/main"
    xmlns:w14="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2010/wordml"
    xmlns:w15="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2012/wordml"
    xmlns:w16cex="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2018/wordml/cex"
    xmlns:w16cid="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2016/wordml/cid"
    xmlns:w16="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2018/wordml"
    xmlns:w16sdtdh="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2020/wordml/sdtdatahash"
    xmlns:w16se="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2015/wordml/symex"
    xmlns:wpg="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2010/wordprocessingGroup"
    xmlns:wpi="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2010/wordprocessingInk"
    xmlns:wne="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2006/wordml"
    xmlns:wps="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2010/wordprocessingShape"
    mc:Ignorable="w14 w15 w16se w16cid w16 w16cex w16sdtdh wp14">
    <w:body>
        <w:p w14:paraId="50A71A47" w14:textId="2386750B" w:rsidR="006A60FB"
            w:rsidRDefault="00924927" w:rsidP="00924927">
            <w:pPr>
                <w:pStyle w:val="Heading1" />
                <w:rPr>
                    <w:lang w:val="en-US" />
                </w:rPr>
            </w:pPr>
            <w:r>
                <w:rPr>
                    <w:lang w:val="en-US" />
                </w:rPr>
                <w:t>Chapter 1</w:t>
            </w:r>
        </w:p>
        <w:sdt>
            <w:sdtPr>
                <w:rPr>
                    <w:rFonts w:ascii="Arial" w:hAnsi="Arial" w:cs="Arial" />
                </w:rPr>
                <w:tag
                    w:val="@before-block[#if doc.document.chapter1?has_content && (doc.document.chapter1.line?size >0)]" />
                <w:id w:val="604079035" />
                <w:text />
            </w:sdtPr>
            <w:sdtContent />
        </w:sdt>
        <w:tbl>
            <w:tblPr>
                <w:tblStyle w:val="TableGrid" />
                <w:tblW w:w="0" w:type="auto" />
                <w:tblLook w:val="0620" w:firstRow="1" w:lastRow="0" w:firstColumn="0"
                    w:lastColumn="0" w:noHBand="1" w:noVBand="1" />
            </w:tblPr>
            <w:tblGrid>
                <w:gridCol w:w="4508" />
                <w:gridCol w:w="4508" />
            </w:tblGrid>
            <w:tr w:rsidR="00924927" w14:paraId="57635255" w14:textId="77777777" w:rsidTr="00924927">
                <w:tc>
                    <w:tcPr>
                        <w:tcW w:w="4508" w:type="dxa" />
                    </w:tcPr>
                    <w:p w14:paraId="59800F16" w14:textId="147FDE08" w:rsidR="00924927"
                        w:rsidRPr="00924927" w:rsidRDefault="00924927" w:rsidP="00924927">
                        <w:pPr>
                            <w:rPr>
                                <w:b />
                                <w:bCs />
                                <w:lang w:val="en-US" />
                            </w:rPr>
                        </w:pPr>
                        <w:r w:rsidRPr="00924927">
                            <w:rPr>
                                <w:b />
                                <w:bCs />
                                <w:lang w:val="en-US" />
                            </w:rPr>
                            <w:t>Col 1</w:t>
                        </w:r>
                    </w:p>
                </w:tc>
                <w:tc>
                    <w:tcPr>
                        <w:tcW w:w="4508" w:type="dxa" />
                    </w:tcPr>
                    <w:p w14:paraId="20CF9A68" w14:textId="773C80D7" w:rsidR="00924927"
                        w:rsidRPr="00924927" w:rsidRDefault="00924927" w:rsidP="00924927">
                        <w:pPr>
                            <w:rPr>
                                <w:b />
                                <w:bCs />
                                <w:lang w:val="en-US" />
                            </w:rPr>
                        </w:pPr>
                        <w:r w:rsidRPr="00924927">
                            <w:rPr>
                                <w:b />
                                <w:bCs />
                                <w:lang w:val="en-US" />
                            </w:rPr>
                            <w:t>Col 2</w:t>
                        </w:r>
                    </w:p>
                </w:tc>
            </w:tr>
            <w:sdt>
                <w:sdtPr>
                    <w:rPr>
                        <w:rFonts w:ascii="Arial" w:hAnsi="Arial" w:cs="Arial" />
                    </w:rPr>
                    <w:tag
                        w:val="@before-row[#list doc.document.chapter1.line as line]" />
                    <w:id w:val="604079035" />
                    <w:placeholder>
                        <w:docPart w:val="DefaultPlaceholder_-1854013440" />
                    </w:placeholder>
                    <w:text />
                </w:sdtPr>
                <w:sdtContent>
                    <w:p w14:paraId="45F077BF" w14:textId="465EF814" w:rsidR="00E75BA5"
                        w:rsidRPr="00E75BA5" w:rsidRDefault="00E75BA5" w:rsidP="002D2BAB">
                        <w:pPr>
                            <w:autoSpaceDE w:val="0" />
                            <w:autoSpaceDN w:val="0" />
                            <w:rPr>
                                <w:rFonts w:ascii="Arial" w:hAnsi="Arial"
                                    w:cs="Arial" />
                            </w:rPr>
                        </w:pPr>
                        <w:r w:rsidRPr="00E75BA5">
                            <w:rPr>
                                <w:rFonts w:ascii="Arial" w:hAnsi="Arial"
                                    w:cs="Arial" />
                            </w:rPr>
                        </w:r>
                    </w:p>
                </w:sdtContent>
            </w:sdt>
            <w:tr w:rsidR="00924927" w14:paraId="41BE5EED" w14:textId="77777777" w:rsidTr="00924927">
                <w:tc>
                    <w:tcPr>
                        <w:tcW w:w="4508" w:type="dxa" />
                    </w:tcPr>
                    <w:p w14:paraId="694091C5" w14:textId="7E523700" w:rsidR="00924927"
                        w:rsidRPr="00924927" w:rsidRDefault="00924927" w:rsidP="00924927">
                        <w:pPr>
                            <w:rPr>
                                <w:b />
                                <w:bCs />
                                <w:lang w:val="en-US" />
                            </w:rPr>
                        </w:pPr>
                        <w:r>
                            <w:rPr>
                                <w:b />
                                <w:bCs />
                                <w:lang w:val="en-US" />
                            </w:rPr>
                            <w:t>${line.@col1}</w:t>
                        </w:r>
                    </w:p>
                </w:tc>
                <w:tc>
                    <w:tcPr>
                        <w:tcW w:w="4508" w:type="dxa" />
                    </w:tcPr>
                    <w:p w14:paraId="6D250F07" w14:textId="19834333" w:rsidR="00924927"
                        w:rsidRPr="00924927" w:rsidRDefault="00924927" w:rsidP="00924927">
                        <w:pPr>
                            <w:rPr>
                                <w:b />
                                <w:bCs />
                                <w:lang w:val="en-US" />
                            </w:rPr>
                        </w:pPr>
                        <w:r>
                            <w:rPr>
                                <w:b />
                                <w:bCs />
                                <w:lang w:val="en-US" />
                            </w:rPr>
                            <w:t>${line.@col2}</w:t>
                        </w:r>
                    </w:p>
                </w:tc>
            </w:tr>
            <w:sdt>
                <w:sdtPr>
                    <w:rPr>
                        <w:rFonts w:ascii="Arial" w:hAnsi="Arial" w:cs="Arial" />
                    </w:rPr>
                    <w:tag
                        w:val="@after-row[/#list]" />
                    <w:id w:val="604079035" />
                    <w:placeholder>
                        <w:docPart w:val="DefaultPlaceholder_-1854013440" />
                    </w:placeholder>
                    <w:text />
                </w:sdtPr>
                <w:sdtContent />
            </w:sdt>
        </w:tbl>
        <w:sdt>
            <w:sdtPr>
                <w:rPr>
                    <w:rFonts w:ascii="Arial" w:hAnsi="Arial" />
                </w:rPr>
                <w:tag w:val="@before-block[#else]" />
                <w:id w:val="-497119726" />
                <w:placeholder>
                    <w:docPart w:val="DefaultPlaceholder_-1854013440" />
                </w:placeholder>
                <w:text />
            </w:sdtPr>
            <w:sdtContent />
        </w:sdt>
        <w:p
            w14:paraId="5A0399FC" w14:textId="18738795" w:rsidR="00E75BA5" w:rsidRPr="00E75BA5"
            w:rsidRDefault="00E75BA5" w:rsidP="002D2BAB">
            <w:pPr>
                <w:rPr>
                    <w:rFonts w:ascii="Arial" w:hAnsi="Arial" />
                </w:rPr>
            </w:pPr>
            <w:r w:rsidRPr="00E75BA5">
                <w:rPr>
                    <w:rFonts w:ascii="Arial" w:hAnsi="Arial" />
                </w:rPr>
                <w:t>No data.</w:t>
            </w:r>
        </w:p>
        <w:sdt>
            <w:sdtPr>
                <w:rPr>
                    <w:rFonts w:ascii="Arial" w:hAnsi="Arial" />
                </w:rPr>
                <w:tag w:val="@after-row[/#if]" />
                <w:id w:val="-508678399" />
                <w:placeholder>
                    <w:docPart w:val="DefaultPlaceholder_-1854013440" />
                </w:placeholder>
                <w:text />
            </w:sdtPr>
            <w:sdtContent />
        </w:sdt>
        <w:p w14:paraId="35BF27D0" w14:textId="2EBBC6D4" w:rsidR="00924927" w:rsidRPr="00924927"
            w:rsidRDefault="00924927" w:rsidP="00924927">
            <w:pPr>
                <w:rPr>
                    <w:lang w:val="en-US" />
                </w:rPr>
            </w:pPr>
        </w:p>
        <w:p w14:paraId="06EB09B3" w14:textId="15FB34C3" w:rsidR="00924927"
            w:rsidRDefault="00924927" w:rsidP="00924927">
            <w:pPr>
                <w:pStyle w:val="Heading1" />
                <w:rPr>
                    <w:lang w:val="en-US" />
                </w:rPr>
            </w:pPr>
            <w:r>
                <w:rPr>
                    <w:lang w:val="en-US" />
                </w:rPr>
                <w:t>Chapter 2</w:t>
            </w:r>
        </w:p>
        <w:sdt>
            <w:sdtPr>
                <w:rPr>
                    <w:rFonts w:ascii="Arial" w:hAnsi="Arial" w:cs="Arial" />
                </w:rPr>
                <w:tag
                    w:val="@before-block[#if doc.document.chapter2?has_content && (doc.document.chapter2.line?size >0)]" />
                <w:id w:val="604079035" />
                <w:text />
            </w:sdtPr>
            <w:sdtContent />
        </w:sdt>
        <w:tbl>
            <w:tblPr>
                <w:tblStyle w:val="TableGrid" />
                <w:tblW w:w="0" w:type="auto" />
                <w:tblLook w:val="0620" w:firstRow="1" w:lastRow="0" w:firstColumn="0"
                    w:lastColumn="0" w:noHBand="1" w:noVBand="1" />
            </w:tblPr>
            <w:tblGrid>
                <w:gridCol w:w="4508" />
                <w:gridCol w:w="4508" />
            </w:tblGrid>
            <w:tr w:rsidR="00924927" w14:paraId="19C61416" w14:textId="77777777" w:rsidTr="00B5662E">
                <w:tc>
                    <w:tcPr>
                        <w:tcW w:w="4508" w:type="dxa" />
                    </w:tcPr>
                    <w:p w14:paraId="4D685702" w14:textId="77777777" w:rsidR="00924927"
                        w:rsidRPr="00924927" w:rsidRDefault="00924927" w:rsidP="00B5662E">
                        <w:pPr>
                            <w:rPr>
                                <w:b />
                                <w:bCs />
                                <w:lang w:val="en-US" />
                            </w:rPr>
                        </w:pPr>
                        <w:r w:rsidRPr="00924927">
                            <w:rPr>
                                <w:b />
                                <w:bCs />
                                <w:lang w:val="en-US" />
                            </w:rPr>
                            <w:t>Col 1</w:t>
                        </w:r>
                    </w:p>
                </w:tc>
                <w:tc>
                    <w:tcPr>
                        <w:tcW w:w="4508" w:type="dxa" />
                    </w:tcPr>
                    <w:p w14:paraId="36DEBB59" w14:textId="77777777" w:rsidR="00924927"
                        w:rsidRPr="00924927" w:rsidRDefault="00924927" w:rsidP="00B5662E">
                        <w:pPr>
                            <w:rPr>
                                <w:b />
                                <w:bCs />
                                <w:lang w:val="en-US" />
                            </w:rPr>
                        </w:pPr>
                        <w:r w:rsidRPr="00924927">
                            <w:rPr>
                                <w:b />
                                <w:bCs />
                                <w:lang w:val="en-US" />
                            </w:rPr>
                            <w:t>Col 2</w:t>
                        </w:r>
                    </w:p>
                </w:tc>
            </w:tr>
            <w:sdt>
                <w:sdtPr>
                    <w:rPr>
                        <w:rFonts w:ascii="Arial" w:hAnsi="Arial" w:cs="Arial" />
                    </w:rPr>
                    <w:tag
                        w:val="@before-row[#list doc.document.chapter2.line as line]" />
                    <w:id w:val="604079035" />
                    <w:placeholder>
                        <w:docPart w:val="DefaultPlaceholder_-1854013440" />
                    </w:placeholder>
                    <w:text />
                </w:sdtPr>
                <w:sdtContent>
                    <w:p w14:paraId="45F077BF" w14:textId="465EF814" w:rsidR="00E75BA5"
                        w:rsidRPr="00E75BA5" w:rsidRDefault="00E75BA5" w:rsidP="002D2BAB">
                        <w:pPr>
                            <w:autoSpaceDE w:val="0" />
                            <w:autoSpaceDN w:val="0" />
                            <w:rPr>
                                <w:rFonts w:ascii="Arial" w:hAnsi="Arial"
                                    w:cs="Arial" />
                            </w:rPr>
                        </w:pPr>
                        <w:r w:rsidRPr="00E75BA5">
                            <w:rPr>
                                <w:rFonts w:ascii="Arial" w:hAnsi="Arial"
                                    w:cs="Arial" />
                            </w:rPr>
                        </w:r>
                    </w:p>
                </w:sdtContent>
            </w:sdt>
            <w:tr w:rsidR="00924927" w14:paraId="788BD972" w14:textId="77777777" w:rsidTr="00B5662E">
                <w:tc>
                    <w:tcPr>
                        <w:tcW w:w="4508" w:type="dxa" />
                    </w:tcPr>
                    <w:p w14:paraId="5EFD3FCB" w14:textId="77777777" w:rsidR="00924927"
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                        <w:pPr>
                            <w:rPr>
                                <w:b />
                                <w:bCs />
                                <w:lang w:val="en-US" />
                            </w:rPr>
                        </w:pPr>
                        <w:r>
                            <w:rPr>
                                <w:b />
                                <w:bCs />
                                <w:lang w:val="en-US" />
                            </w:rPr>
                            <w:t>${line.@col1}</w:t>
                        </w:r>
                    </w:p>
                </w:tc>
                <w:tc>
                    <w:tcPr>
                        <w:tcW w:w="4508" w:type="dxa" />
                    </w:tcPr>
                    <w:p w14:paraId="34854A9B" w14:textId="77777777" w:rsidR="00924927"
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                        <w:pPr>
                            <w:rPr>
                                <w:b />
                                <w:bCs />
                                <w:lang w:val="en-US" />
                            </w:rPr>
                        </w:pPr>
                        <w:r>
                            <w:rPr>
                                <w:b />
                                <w:bCs />
                                <w:lang w:val="en-US" />
                            </w:rPr>
                            <w:t>${line.@col2}</w:t>
                        </w:r>
                    </w:p>
                </w:tc>
            </w:tr>
            <w:sdt>
                <w:sdtPr>
                    <w:rPr>
                        <w:rFonts w:ascii="Arial" w:hAnsi="Arial" w:cs="Arial" />
                    </w:rPr>
                    <w:tag
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                    <w:placeholder>
                        <w:docPart w:val="DefaultPlaceholder_-1854013440" />
                    </w:placeholder>
                    <w:text />
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                <w:sdtContent />
            </w:sdt>
        </w:tbl>
        <w:sdt>
            <w:sdtPr>
                <w:rPr>
                    <w:rFonts w:ascii="Arial" w:hAnsi="Arial" />
                </w:rPr>
                <w:tag w:val="@before-block[#else]" />
                <w:id w:val="-497119726" />
                <w:placeholder>
                    <w:docPart w:val="DefaultPlaceholder_-1854013440" />
                </w:placeholder>
                <w:text />
            </w:sdtPr>
            <w:sdtContent />
        </w:sdt>
        <w:p
            w14:paraId="5A0399FC" w14:textId="18738795" w:rsidR="00E75BA5" w:rsidRPr="00E75BA5"
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                <w:rPr>
                    <w:rFonts w:ascii="Arial" w:hAnsi="Arial" />
                </w:rPr>
            </w:pPr>
            <w:r w:rsidRPr="00E75BA5">
                <w:rPr>
                    <w:rFonts w:ascii="Arial" w:hAnsi="Arial" />
                </w:rPr>
                <w:t>No data.</w:t>
            </w:r>
        </w:p>
        <w:sdt>
            <w:sdtPr>
                <w:rPr>
                    <w:rFonts w:ascii="Arial" w:hAnsi="Arial" />
                </w:rPr>
                <w:tag w:val="@after-row[/#if]" />
                <w:id w:val="-508678399" />
                <w:placeholder>
                    <w:docPart w:val="DefaultPlaceholder_-1854013440" />
                </w:placeholder>
                <w:text />
            </w:sdtPr>
            <w:sdtContent />
        </w:sdt>
        <w:p w14:paraId="32AA616D" w14:textId="77777777" w:rsidR="00924927" w:rsidRPr="00924927"
            w:rsidRDefault="00924927" w:rsidP="00924927">
            <w:pPr>
                <w:rPr>
                    <w:lang w:val="en-US" />
                </w:rPr>
            </w:pPr>
        </w:p>
        <w:sectPr w:rsidR="00924927" w:rsidRPr="00924927">
            <w:pgSz w:w="11906" w:h="16838" />
            <w:pgMar w:top="1440" w:right="1440" w:bottom="1440" w:left="1440" w:header="708"
                w:footer="708" w:gutter="0" />
            <w:cols w:space="708" />
            <w:docGrid w:linePitch="360" />
        </w:sectPr>
    </w:body>

The output file shows the table correctly and no issues here, my issue with the file is that i can still see the placeholders for the conditionals and loop

Also if i do any changes to the file and save them then i cannot open the file anymore.
Does anyone have any feedback that can be done to remove the field placeholders and also give the user the ability to edit the file without breaking it?

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    Hi Flávio,

    I would avoid editing document.xml directly if possible, because it can easily leave Word content controls or invalid table structure behind.

    A safer approach would be to rebuild that section in the Word template itself: put the condition around the whole table vs. the “No data” paragraph, and keep the loop only on the repeating table row. If the conditional or loop placeholders are placed inside the wrong part of the table structure, ADT may still generate the data correctly but leave the controls visible in the output.

    For the edit/save issue, I would also check whether any content controls remain in the generated DOCX. If they do, Word may modify them when the user edits the file, which could explain why the document becomes corrupted after saving.

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    Certified Associate Developer

    Hi Flávio,

    I would avoid editing document.xml directly if possible, because it can easily leave Word content controls or invalid table structure behind.

    A safer approach would be to rebuild that section in the Word template itself: put the condition around the whole table vs. the “No data” paragraph, and keep the loop only on the repeating table row. If the conditional or loop placeholders are placed inside the wrong part of the table structure, ADT may still generate the data correctly but leave the controls visible in the output.

    For the edit/save issue, I would also check whether any content controls remain in the generated DOCX. If they do, Word may modify them when the user edits the file, which could explain why the document becomes corrupted after saving.

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