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How do I use dynamic fields and lists in an artist contract?

Insert booking data with the current Data library, choose individual items or lists, and check the saved PDF before using it.

Written by Tobias

In the current artist contract editor, use the Data library to insert booking values and lists into your document. Review the saved document and its downloaded PDF before using it. This guide covers artist contract drafts; do not assume every invoice or agency document exposes the same fields.

Insert a booking field or list

  1. Open the intended artist booking, choose Contracts, open your own editable draft and select Edit. For a new draft, follow the artist contract guide below.

  2. Under Main content, choose Edit and place the cursor where the value should appear.

  3. Expand the relevant section of the Data library. Click the displayed field value, Insert item or Insert list, depending on what you need. For the complete schedule, expand Schedule and choose its whole-list entry.

  4. Choose Update to save the text edit. Reopen the draft and check the resulting values and formatting.

  5. Open Preview & send, download the PDF and check every page. Opening this preview is separate from actually sharing the document or requesting signatures.

In German, the relevant labels include Verträge, Bearbeiten, Hauptinhalt, Daten, Aktualisiere and Vorschau & senden. The schedule section is labelled Ablauf; its whole-list option is Gesamter Ablauf > Liste einfügen.

Choose a value, an item or a whole list

A single field represents one value, such as the event name, artist name or booking date. Repeating sections can offer an individual item as well as a whole list. Choose the option that matches the content you intend to include.

In the tested artist draft, inserting the whole schedule included both saved schedule entries in the downloaded PDF, with their descriptions and times. This does not prove every field or document type behaves identically.

What if a field is empty?

The library can show Insert [no data] when a source value is missing. Check the booking, document sender or recipient information that supplies that field. An inserted field does not create missing booking data for you.

Check the actual PDF as well as the editor. Missing data can have different visible representations in those views. Do not send a document containing unresolved placeholders or unintended blank details.

Should I type old hashtags manually?

Use the current Data library instead of copying Optune 1 hashtag examples or manually guessing bracket indexes. The library lets you choose the available field, item or list in the current document context.

Do not delete the existing contract text simply to practise insertion. Use your own draft or an explicitly approved test document, and keep the original wording available before making changes.

Check currency, dates and formatting

Inspect the final output for duplicate currency labels, date and time notation, missing recipient or bank details, and unexpected line or page breaks. In one tested default artist template, a separate currency field next to an amount field produced a duplicate currency label. Review the actual result rather than assuming an amount field contains only a number.

Keep contract body text at about 8 pt and use larger headings where helpful. Recheck readability and layout in the PDF after editing. A correctly inserted field does not establish that the document is complete or ready for signature.

If the result is still wrong

Send support the booking link, document type, the field or list selected, the expected value and a screenshot or sample PDF with unnecessary personal details hidden. Include whether the issue remains after saving and reopening the draft.

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