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Displaying Data in the Reader
You can display applicant data in the Reader in a variety of ways, including: Data containers Data containers let you use Configurable Joins to pull varying data points and documents into one place in the reader. 📖 Data containers Reader...
Updated : 24 Feb 2026
Data Containers
Data containers render records and related data for display in Workflows. Data containers can incorporate data, documents, or a combination for a given object type. What is a data container? Data containers dynamically display field data, like...
Updated : 12 Mar 2025
Portals in Reader
Embedding portals in the Reader lets you use conditional logic, tables, and Liquid markup to improve the reader experience. Reader portals are best for displaying, as opposed to updating, data. If your readers need to update a record, use Reader R...
Updated : 24 Sep 2025
Custom PDF
You can display data from a Slate-hosted application or form response in the Reader with a custom PDF . They can also be used to display the data from an application form widget like the address, reference, or school widget. Custom PDFs ca...
Updated : 13 Jan 2026
Auto PDF
Auto PDF is a data visualization tool in the Reader that generates PDFs from applicant data. That data can come from an application, reader evaluation forms, registration forms, and other sources. Why use Auto PDF? Time-Saving: ...
Updated : 30 May 2025
Display Cluster Reports in Reader
A cluster report can be configured to display on any Reader Tab Group configured with the type Materials . Cluster reports can share a tab with other items, and, like other types of materials, filters can be used to restrict its display. Order clu...
Updated : 18 Mar 2024
Displaying Custom Fields in Reader Dashboards (Merge Queries)
Custom and standard fields can be mapped in the PDF Editor and using merge fields. Any items not available in these areas can be added by creating a merge query . Creating the merge query Go to Queries / Reports . Select New Query . ...
Updated : 03 Mar 2026
Adding Preset Filters to the Reader
If you find yourself setting the same filters in the Reader, consider creating Presets. Presets also allow you customize the data columns that appear: 🔔 Important! The procedures described in this article refer to bins created using the le...
Updated : 20 Feb 2026
Displaying Reader Review Forms in the Reader
Once a reader review form has been completed, by default, it can be previewed from a few different areas in Slate. In addition to the default methods of displaying a completed reader review form, additional methods can be considered. For instance, ...
Updated : 18 Mar 2024
Reader Popup Dashboards (legacy)
⚠️ This article is about a legacy tool. The information in this article only applies to the legacy Reader . For information on Dashboards with the modern, Workflow -based Reader , see Dashboards . Reader Dashboard queries can be created vi...
Updated : 23 May 2025