Product Catalog / Database Import

[Wallberg]

Hello.

I am a young Swede at my first job, and I could use a hand.
I work at a advertising-agency, and they have asigned me a task of finding a way to produce product catalogs easier.
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I am supposed to find a way to import a database into Indesign so that it positions itself the way they want it over all the pages; using XML, Script or some third-party program. Basicly they just want a way to pick their database and click 'import' and have it placing itself in Indesign - even though there's some things always needing to be done manually. Is there a way to get this process as automatic as possible?

I am not supposed to actually "do" the catalog, only to find out if there is a way to make it easier and more automatic. :]

I dont know much about Indesign, Databases or XML; But if I can find some way and show them how that would be oh so excellent. If there aint a way to make this thing work I will of course tell them i dont know how.

I'm not asking any of you to do this work for me, only tell me how/if it's possible or give me a link, please.


Thanks in advance.
Erik

 

[jmgalvin]

Go to the Indesign Help menu and select Indesign help.

Then click on the Search and look for "data merge".

You can also start an INDD doc and go to Window menu/Data Merge to try things out.

It's too much to give a quick answer here.

Using OSX 10.3.9 on a G4