Pinnacle tags are documented below . When the template is processed, the CGI script uses the Pinnacle tags to determine the source and location of the data to be inserted on the form. Tags can also trigger the conditional printing of data on the form, as well as printing only selected data. For example, a message about student withdrawal status can be printed only if the student is in withdrawn status using conditional tags. Select tags allow the user to pick, for example, to vary the formatting of address on an HTML template based on the address type field.
Tags also allow the user to vary the formatting of data.
Phone, zip code and numeric with commas are some examples of formats which can be used. The CGI script merges the mainframe data with the template to produce a finished HTML document. As part of the solution, Pinnacle supplies a Perl module which performs all of the processing needed to merge the templates. One mode under consideration would allow the calling script to manipulate the data before it is printed. This would allow the insertion of links to course syllabus or class location data.