We have the same issue... the auto-update Date field in the
footer causes the template warning message in RH 7. We have never
had this problem before (all the way back to RoboHelp 9 and X5).
Colum, you wrote:
quote:
A template is just standard text that can be applied to a
topic.
Well, that's partly true. A template is used to enforce
headers, footers, and styles. Standard text, not included in a
header and footer is only good once--if the template's body
changes, that doesn't get pushed to topics (unless the standard
text is included in a snippet); header and footer changes are
pushed. So, I guess my point is that the templates are used to
enforce a "corporate look". If you alter that look or delete
standard text/variables, then you should be prompted with the
warning. I'd imagine that for many authors, these warnings come as
a surprise in RH 7. The content of the template really hasn't
changed, just the value of a variable.