Radha, It is early and I am not fully awake, yet, but I see a couple of ways to resolve this issue.
1. Create a set of variables, one for the part of the number that doesn't change, then separate ones for those portions that are unique per guide. Such as; <docnum> as the base number. <guide1> <guide2> <guide3> Etc. In the footers on the master pages, set up the presentation as <docnum><guide1>, for the first guide, etc. You would probably want to use the first chapter of each 'guide' as the variable repository for the <guidex> variable, and one chapter, cover(?) as the repository for the variable(s) that apply across the entire book. 2. You could also use conditional text, setting up each group to display a different <guidex> variable. This would allow you to use one chapter as the repository for all of the variables. Your master page would look like <docnum><guide1><guide2><guide3> etc. Apply conditions to each of the <guidex> portions. Again it is a maintenance issue to ensure that only the correct condition is displayed for the correct guide. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] m] On Behalf Of Radha Padmanabhan Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 11:01 PM To: framers@frameusers.com Subject: Can User Variable value be changed at book level? Hi, Good day. I use FrameMaker 7.1 with Windows XP. I have got a FM book with about 50 chapters (files). But they are logically grouped as 5 guides. All chapters in all guides have footers with Product Name, Release No. and Date and Guide identification. For each guide, the footer has a User Variable-DocumentNumebr. Its value is partially different for each guide. Every time there is a release, the variable value changes. I am having to edit the master page of each of 50 chapters manually. Is there a possibility to change the value of the variable from book level for a range of chapters? I am a bit apprehensive about using templates (if possible) since the book is authored by someone else and I do not know the underlying risk. Excuses if this is a very basic question. Thanks Radha ============================================================ The information contained in this message may be privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any reproduction, dissemination or distribution of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. Thank you. Tellabs ============================================================ _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.