Add tables

Nintex external platform is required for this feature. For details, see Enable Nintex external platform features.

This topic describes how to add tables to the Document Generation action to populate your templates.

To add a table

  1. Open the Document Generation action, create a template, and then click Table Data in the action ribbon.

    For information on adding a template, see Create templates.

  2. Under Table Data, enter the name of your table.

  3. For Repeated format type, select the type of repetition you want.

    • Row: Creates a new table row for each row in the corresponding workflow collection variable. Supports template types: .docx, .pptx, and .xlsx.

    • Table: Creates a new table for the corresponding workflow collection variables. Supports template types: .docx and .pptx.

    • Section: Creates a new section for the corresponding workflow collection variables. Supports template type: .docx only.

  4. For each column, select a collection variable.

    For information on adding a collection variable, see Create and edit workflow variables.

  5. To add a column, click Add column.

  6. Click OK.

Related information

Use repeated format types

Generate documents