Product comparison table

Objectives

You want to generate product comparison tables with the following features:

• Repeat the table header when a page breaks
• Use placeholders to dynamically insert images (e.g., logos)
• Use a horizontal loop to compare a variable number of products or companies

Solution

Here’s how you can achieve this using Carbone:

1. Insert a table and define the elements to be displayed

   For example:

   • A placeholder with the following formula to display the logo:
     {d.datas[0].benchmark[i].logo}

   • The name of the product:
     {d.datas[0].benchmark[i].product}

2. Define the Horizontal Repetition

   In the cell immediately to the right, define the horizontal iteration to display all other columns:

   {d.datas[0].benchmark[i+1]}

   There is no need to duplicate the entire cell; only one tag including [i+1] is required.

3. Define the Vertical Repetition

   In the following rows, define the vertical iteration to display the relevant features from your data:

   • {d.datas[i].features[i].name}
   • {d.datas[i].features[i+1]}

And there you go!

Tips

Repeat Table Header on Page Break

Highlight the first row of your table, right-click, and select "Table Properties". Go to the "Row" tab and check the option: "Repeat as header row at the top of each page."

Uncheck "Allow Row to Break Across Pages"

Highlight the entire table, right-click, and select "Table Properties". Navigate to the "Row" tab and uncheck the option: "Allow row to break across pages" if you want to prevent cells from splitting across two pages.

Perfect!

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