Tags

In this section you will learn what tags are and how you can use them to put logic into your code, make your own input fields, translate your code, etc.

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Remember, tags are the programming logic that tells templates what to do. With a few exceptions, tags are wrapped in: {% %} characters.

Content

Name	Use
Comments	Used to decide how text is shown in the front end / input view or export view of the code
Variables	Variables that are used to store values in
Translations	Translate words and sentences
Input	Create input fields in the Silverfin templating language
Control flow	Create conditions that decide whether blocks of Liquid code get executed
Iterations	Repeatedly run blocks of code
Unreconciled	Indicate when a template is reconciled or not
Result	Used to reference values across templates
Rollforward	Used to copy data from one period to another
Locale	Template will always remain in one (chosen) language, despite the language selected in the environment.
Parts/include	Used make your code clean and comprehensible
Linkto	Used to switch to a specific template or section
Adjustment button	Used to make an adjustment
Group	Used to group title and the first sentence of the paragraph in one page
Signmarker	Used to allow the integration with third parties that provides digital signing services.
Push & Pop	Used to add/remove items in/from an array.
Change Orientation	Used to change the orientation in export of the file
Currencyconfiguration	Used to configure currency settings for a large piece of code.
Newpage	Used to force a new page in the PDF export of the template.
Radiogroup	Used to create radio buttons.