Whenever you need to include information in a document that must be typed by the user who is generating the document, you must use an input tag. In the end-user interface of Document Generator, tc:input tags nested within the header section of the document template define input fields. These fields request text information from the user, which can then be placed directly into the generated document.

For example, your users may need to generate letters in which a paragraph explaining the status of a claim must be typed by the user, while the rest of the letter is automatically generated. In this case, you have to create an input page where the user types the explanation for the generated document.

Note: When nesting the tc:input or tc:inputForm tags within the tc:header tag, you must make sure that each tc:input tag in the content section corresponds to a tag in the header section.

The following list shows the different types of input tags you may use in the header section of the document template: