[Implemented] Data merge

[CusumanoCasper]

I use the data merge tool daily to create QR-codes in a batch or load data into a pdf. I think this is not present in the beta build?

[Patrick Connor]

CusumanoCasper,

Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums and thank you for your contribution to the Affinity Publisher suggestions.

[Sponka]

Hello, one more vote for "data merge" tool like in InDesign. I use this function mostly for designing business cards and small catalogs, labels for boxes etc ... Everything, that have same desing and elements, that change always on same places and can be read frome some kind of database.

[spidermurph]

Another here for data merge. We use it all the time in PagePlus.

 

[lights95]

Yes Data Merge for filling up templates would be great. Our organisation has an REST-API which can e.g. deliver image urls and various other strings in JSON. Publisher would be great to automate process this data into beautiful templates which then can get printed. :)

[five31]

+1 for this. This was the first thing I looked for when I opened Publisher.

[sheldonkennedy]

Definitely need data merge. Would be ideal to plug in a spreadsheet or csv/tsv file.

[JRD]

Data merge is a must-have for our company. Please consider adding. We love your products.

[ilocho]

Ditto on Data Merge. Also, as long as we're dreaming, being able to link to TXT/tabular content from Google Docs and/or Google Sheets would be UH-MAZING!

 

[Dolly Levi]

As I have run out of my daily allocation of reactions to Forum comments (Why? Surely it'easier for the developers to see how many "likes" a comment has rather than having to read loads of "And me's"?), I would like to add my +1 for Data Merge.

[J. One]

+1 here too. I am really enjoying the beta so far, but this is one critical feature missing.

[am2008]

Another pageplus user here that regularly uses the mailmerge feature. It's a must have for me, and many others in my organisation (which has about 300 ppX8/X9 users)

[petrpastor]

Yes definitelly I agree connection to data source for printing x number of same designs with different data on selected fields is a must feature. As well tables with calculations in cells would be good.

-pp-

[gregoirenoyelle]

+1 Same for me. This is the first thing I watched. I really need to generate dynamic files from spreadsheet. I use for now Pages on mac but it's too limited.

[TomJG]

Data merge is a must-have for us. That's why we use Page Pro

[Paradise33]

+1 Data merge from spreadsheets is a must have!

[dcarvalho84]

Data merge is really the most important thing for me! Mostly to make sequencial numbering (If you have a workaround i would like to know) Thanks

[BoloGauranga]

The Data Merge feature is more or less the only reason I had to use InDesign the last years. I had hope that this feature would be included in Publisher. Please add it!

[lights95]

What also would be awesome is an publisher linux server client - which can use publisher files built on an windows/mac desktop - so a server can directly build pdf files out of these templates for Webservices

[Josh Mills]

+1 to data merge. I have been excited to test out the beta for a year now but once I learned their was no data merge I have no real use case anymore. Unfortunately without data merge the product is DOA for me. 

[debiant]

Just wanted to add, that without data merge. Publisher is also a no go for me. I need it for my workflow, which revolves around rapid paper prototyping using .csv files. My work would be abyssmal without it. It's why several other publishing apps failed to capture my interest. As someone who has purchased both other products in your line, I would ask that this be marked as a high priority feature for a final release. I want to be rid of that other company, and their rental policies, once and for all.

Th other features are great, but without Data/Mail merge, Publisher is unusable for me.

[Patrick Connor]

@gregoiredierendonck, @Sponka, @debiant, @Josh Mills, @lights95 , @BoloGauranga, @TomJG  @am2008, @J. One, @ilocho and anyone else I have missed (sorry)

Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums

I have pinned this popular post to the top of the forum for others to find more easily. I cannot say if this will be implemented anytime soon, but clearly it would be desirable to you and others.

[debiant]

As I am out of my daily allotment of reactions—for liking all the posts in this thread—I will just respond.

 

Thank you for taking the request seriously.

[Helmuth Pandora]

One more vote for data-merge

[colecandoo]

another vote for data-merge.