Chapter 03

The three tables

Your document lives in three small tables: one row for the document, a row per section and a row per paragraph. Names are matched exactly, so copy and paste them.

Updated 5 Nov 2026Pega 24 – 26

Words you will meet

Content Type
Content Section
Content Paragraph

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01Step 7: Define the document
02Step 8: Define the sections
03Step 9: Define the paragraphs

Phase 3 · Step 7

Define the document.

In App Studio, open Data → Document Content Type → + Add record and add one row:

The Document Content Type record
Field	Value
Code (required)	`DOC0003`
Description	Payment Reminder
Header Footer Paragraph ID	Leave blank for now
Style Paragraph ID	Leave blank for now
Is Active	`true`

Phase 3 · Step 8

Define the sections.

Add one row per section. The example uses three sections, for a standard letter: a start, a body and an end.

The Document Content Section rows
Code	Section name	Document ID	Sequence	Is active
SEC0001	LETTER_START	DOC0003	1	true
SEC0002	LETTER_BODY	DOC0003	2	true
SEC0003	LETTER_END	DOC0003	3	true

Phase 3 · Step 9

Define the paragraphs.

Each paragraph row maps a section to a Pega Paragraph Rule. One section can hold several paragraph rows, and that is exactly how conditional branching works: put every candidate paragraph in the same section, mark it Is Conditional = true, and let the decision table pick which one renders.

The Document Content Paragraph rows
Code	Section name	Paragraph ID	Seq	Is conditional
PAR0101	LETTER_START	PR_Salutation	1	false
PAR0102	LETTER_BODY	PR_BodyStandard	1	true
PAR0103	LETTER_BODY	PR_BodyGold	2	true
PAR0104	LETTER_END	PR_Closing	1	false

Rows with Is Conditional = false always show.
Rows with Is Conditional = true show only when the decision table says so.
Rows in a section show in Seq order.

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