<type> (Merge Field Mapping)

This element specifies if a given mail merge field has been mapped to a column in the given external data source or not.

If this element is omitted, then the field mapping shall be considered to be of type null (i.e. not mapped).

example: 
<w:odso>
  …
  <w:fieldMapData>
    <w:type w:val="dbColumn" />
    <w:name w:val="Country" />
    <w:mappedName w:val="Country or Region" />
    <w:column w:val="9" />
    …
  </w:fieldMapData>
</w:odso>

In this example, the country column within the given external data source shall be mapped to the mail merge field Country or Region, as specified by the <type >element's @val attribute being equal to dbColumn.

Parent Elements

<fieldMapData> (§2.14.15)

Attributes

Description

<val> (Merge Field Mapping Type)

Specifies if the given mail merge field has been mapped to a column in the given external data source (i.e. if the merge field mapping is valid or not).

<w:type w:val="null" />

In this example, the given mail merge field shall not be mapped to a column in the given external data source, as specified by the <type >element's @val attribute being equal to null. ]

The possible values for this attribute are defined by the ST_MailMergeOdsoFMDFieldType simple type (§2.18.62).

The following XML Schema fragment defines the contents of this element:

<complexType name="CT_MailMergeOdsoFMDFieldType">
	<attribute name="val" type="ST_MailMergeOdsoFMDFieldType" use="required"/>
</complexType>