Besides the interpretation of field commands such as conditions, loops, formulas and insert commands, the insertion of variable data is a central task of CIB merge.

There are 4 different variants of data supply, which can also be used in mixed form.

• The supplied data has a structure in CSV file format
• (Distribution to several CSV files is also possible)
• Data is supplied via an XML file
• SQL queries are made directly from a document module
• UserExits are generated directly from a document module