singlerecordmultipagemixedorientationpdf.js

/* this script is for demonstration purposes only.
This script applies the correct portrait or landscape page background to the correct section
It is assumed that each record is multi page with mixed portrait and\or landscape orientation
*/

let printSections = merge.template.contexts.PRINT.sections;
let numClones = record.tables.detail.length;

/* Disable both Sections*/
printSections.Portrait.enabled = false;
printSections.Landscape.enabled = false;

/*for (var i = 0; i < printSections.length; i++) {
  printSections[i].enabled = false;
 }
 */


/* Get the first section (portrait or landscape) and enable it
and apply the first page as its background
*/

let firstSection = record.tables.detail[0].fields.pageWidth > 215 ? printSections.Landscape : printSections.Portrait;
    applyBackground(firstSection,1,1);

/* Loop through each of the remaining pages, get the page orientation,
then clone the corresponding section and apply the corresponding page
as the background of the cloned section
*/
for(let i=1; i<numClones; i++){
    if(record.tables.detail[i].fields.pageWidth > 215){
        let landscapeClone = printSections.Landscape.clone();
            landscapeClone.name = "landscapeClone_" + i;
            applyBackground(landscapeClone, i+1, i+1);
            firstSection.addAfter(landscapeClone);
    }else{
        let portraitClone = printSections.Portrait.clone();
            portraitClone.name = "portrait_" + i;
            applyBackground(portraitClone, i+1, i+1);
            firstSection.addAfter(portraitClone);
    }

}

//Apply section background
function applyBackground(section, start, end){
    section.enabled = true;
    section.background.source = BackgroundResource.DATAMAPPER_PDF;
    section.background.allPages = false;
    section.background.start = start;
    section.background.end = end;
}