Some data in ValuePro Data Entry Templates is referred to as ‘Repeated Data’. This data is generated on Report Templates using Merge Field Tables. This allows for the same fields to be shown for each repetition of the data:
Sales Evidence
The most common use case for Repeated Data is Sales Evidence. When generating a typical valuation report, sales evidence typically takes the form of a list of sales meeting comparable criteria. Each of these sales entries will display the same data each time.
For each sale, we want to display:
The property’s address
The sale price
The sale date
The site area
Any comments on the sale
Adding Sales Evidence to a Report Template
Step 1
In the Report Template, create a new table containing each piece of information you would like to display for each sale.
Step 2
Add the following MergeField above your table: TableStart:SalesEvidence
Add the following MergeField below your table: TableEnd:SalesEvidence
For help on inserting MergeFields into Word see Merge DET fields.
Step 3
Add MergeFields for the fields you want displayed in your report.
As you can see from this process, each merge field that exists between the TableStart and TableEnd fields will be repeated for each entry (in this case, for each sale).
Adding Lease Evidence to a Report Template
For Leases evidence, simply repeat the above process but use the MergeFields TableStart:LeaseEvidence & TableEnd:LeaseEvidence instead.
Note: Make sure the fields you use exist in your Leases table!
Adding SubObjects
Subobjects from a DET also use the same TableStart and TableEnd fields for displaying field information. Like Sales Evidence, these fields will be copied for each entry added to the SubObject in the DET.
For Example:
Here is a sample on a "Chattels" subObject:
TableStart and TableEnd indicate the section for that sub object by defining it with so_Name.
Merge Field <ChattelsSummary> in the sample above is the SubObject field that will display each value entered in SE or the mobile app in the report. Note how this merge field do not need the table name at it is enclosed.
Additional Occupancies
Additional occupancies of a property work similarly to SubObjects. They also use he same TableStart and TableEnd fields for displaying field information.
It’s best to imagine Additional Occupancies as a SubObject of an entire DET: every field available on the main property will be available in the additional occupancy, and can be added using the TableStart and TableEnd mergefields to repeat for each additional occupancy added to the property.