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      TPLA3794 last edited by

      Is there a way to make a form field (e.g., in DOCX templates) default to Applicant, but if Applicant is not set (e.g., a solo inventor) to fallback to first named inventor?

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        GeorgeJ4336 @TPLA3794 last edited by GeorgeJ4336

        @Timothy Several people requested that syntax be added to enable conditional selection of field contents, such as when a first field is null. See the thread at https://forum.appcoll.com/topic/201/syntax-for-alternate-field-when-a-first-field-is-blank. I, for one, still would like to see such syntax added. For one thing, it would alleviate the need for one-off special fields, such as {Matter.ClientContact.NicknameOrFirst}, in that we users could program our own such fields.

        Also see this thread (https://forum.appcoll.com/topic/204/add-calculations-if-then-logic-and-database-queries-to-template-fields?_=1704255780781) on a related topic.

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          BenjaminK4148 @TPLA3794 last edited by

          @Timothy I do not believe so. That would seem to require some kind of conditional operator. I did not see anything like that in the materials explaining how forms work. But it would be a nice feature. Something like if {matter.applicant} is null insert {matter.inventor}.

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