Publisher v2: Can data merge apply Master Page?

[grandvalleydave]

I am creating a several hundred page document (PDF) that has 5 Master Pages, and the content is populated from a .csv file. Each Master Page has a text box and a unique graphical element and has a unique page size. Since each page has different dimensions, each Master Page has a different text box with different dimensions, font, font size, and alignment. I would really like to do is have the data merge is apply a Master Page. This will save me having to manually apply Smart Master Pages to hundreds of pages. Is this possible? I have searched the Forum and support info and haven't found anything. I appreciate any assistance.

[thomaso]

What data merge result do you currently get generated with your setup / what does not work as expected?

Data merge does not generate from master pages directly but requires / uses document pages that have them applied. (Note, you can't create a document with a master page but without a document page).

setup:

result:

Accordingly it does not really matter on what type of page (master or document) you create your 5 data merge setups – data merge handles the setup document pages like master pages so to speak.

[grandvalleydave]

Thanks for the response.

Currently I am successfully importing content from a .csv file and generating pages from that content.

What I would like to automate is applying a Master Page to those pages based on a field in a record in the .csv file. Currently I am applying the Master Page to the generated pages to size the page and apply design elements. I was just hoping to be able to automate that process because I have hundreds of records to grind through.

For example I'd love to have a table that was set up like:

ID         Content                    Master Page

1           Name 1                     M1

2           Name 2                    M3

3           Name 3                    M11

Thanks,

Dave