Dynamics 365 Business Central: Conditional Page Break in Word Layout

Dynamics 365 Business Central

The article discusses the possibility of conditional page breaks in Business Central when using Word Layout for reports.
The author explains that achieving this desired result requires some "wizardry stuff" considered a hack.
The article demonstrates adding a checkbox on a report extension to dynamically decide if text in the footer should always be displayed on a new page.
The trick involves adding a new dataitem in the report and inserting a repeater over this dataitem in the word layout to create a dynamic page break.
The author warns that editing the Word Layout may cause the page break feature to disappear, requiring the option for the repeater to be ticked each time.
The article also shows how to insert a page break for certain document lines by using a combination of hacks.
Two dataitems are used for printing out the lines, with repeaters nested inside a Line repeater to achieve the desired page break.
The author acknowledges that Word is not a perfect tool but currently the easiest one delivered with Business Central for non-developers to make changes.

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