We are using Rational Publishing Engine to generate documents from IBM Doors. I want to create a 2x2 table for each requirement in the Doors database, e.g.:
ID SRS-1234
Req The system shall so some magick
However, if I export multiple Doors objects to MS Word, the 2x2 tables are merged into one big table inside the Word document. This means, for example, that a 10x2 table will be generated if 5 subsequent Doors objects are being exported.
Does anybody know a trick to hinder RPE/Word from merging the tables? I would like to avoid adding additional paragraphs as paddings between the tables. Therefore, a setting to disable this behaviour would be my preferred solution.
The way to keep two adjacent tables from merging into one is to place a paragraph mark (ANSI 13) between them. Word requires a paragraph mark at the end of a table - it uses that structure to store information about the table, relative to the surrounding text.
If the paragraph mark should be less visible it can be formatted with a small font size (minimum: 1 pt). It might also be necessary to check the paragraph Before/After spacing and possibly the line spacing.
Should you need this a lot in a document it's a good idea to create a Style for this set of formatting and apply the style, as needed.