Documentation Index

Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.dox42.com/llms.txt

Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

Integrating choice fields

Prev Next

Follow the instructions in order to integrate choice fields into your dox42 document template.

To start the integration, connect to your SharePoint or Office 365 environment and select the desired list/library that contains choice fields. Use this “xml” option to separate all data from the choice fields into individual data fields.

Steps

  1. In your dox42 Add-In, open the SharePoint data source from the Data Sources tab.

    SharePoint data source

  2. In the Special Fields tab, select the xml entry from the Multi Value dropdown.

    SharePoint settings window showing data source and special fields configuration options.

    Multi Value “xml”

  3. Select the Test button.
    The multi value field, in this example Technical Channel will return the following:

    Test result

  4. Add a new XML data source.

  5. Select the Insert Data Field button to select the choice field.

  6. From the SharePoint MultiValue Field/Apps dropdown select Choice.

    Configuration settings for SharePoint MultiValue Field with XML and JSON options displayed.

    SharePoint MultiValue Field/Apps dropdown with Choice field in XML data source

  7. Go to the dox42 ribbon in your document template and select the Insert Data Field button.

  8. Insert the Value data field for your choice field from the XML data source.

  9. Create an Automated Range, repeat for the XML data source and generate the document.

    dox42 template with XML Choice Field and Automate Range

Generated dox42 document with XML Choice field

Result

You can now create document templates with  choice data field.

© dox42 2026. All rights reserved.