Introduction
To insert a Part, Chapter or other “grouping” level around existing provisions like sections, you need to use the wrap function.
To remove a Part, Chapter or other “grouping” level without removing the provisions witin within the Part etc., you use the unwrap function.
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Select the provisions you want to wrap
Either:
right-click within the selected provisions in the structure view or the Editor and select Wrap element…,
from the toolbar select Tools>Wrap element… or
use the keyboard shortcut Alt+w.
Select from the menu that appears the element (e.g. Part) that you want to wrap the provisions with.
Selecting provisions to wrap
To select the provisions you want you can either:
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Highlight the provisions in the Editor by dragging your cursor from the beginning to the end of them (or vice versa).
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Selecting provisions to wrap
To select the provisions you want you can either:
Select the provisions in the structure view - see Using the structure view.
Highlight the provisions in the Editor by dragging your cursor from the beginning to the end of them (or vice versa).
How to unwrap provisions
To unwrap provisions do one of the following:
Right-click on the grouping level provision you want to remove in the Structure view and select Unwrap element.
Right-click on the provisions in the Editor and select Unwrap element.
Use the keyboard shortcut Alt+e.
This will remove the grouping level provision but not the content within it, e.g. if you unwrap a Part then the Part will be deleted, but not any sections within the Part.
When you unwrap a provision, Lawmaker will move the existing contents of that provision into another sibling provision if it exists so as to maintain a valid document structure:
If the unwrapped provision was the first of its kind, its contents will be moved to the next provision of the same kind, e.g. if you unwrap the first Part in a document, then the contents of that Part will be moved to the beginning of what was the second Part.
if the unwrapped provision was the second or later one of its kind, its contents will be moved into the previous provision of the same kind, e.g. if you unwrap the last Chapter within a Part then the contents of that Chapter will be moved to the end of the previous Chapter.
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It is possible sometimes by unwrapping a specific provision to create an invalid document structure, e.g. in some cases by unwrapping a Part that contains Chapters. You will see a warning about this in the Document Checks panel. To fix the issue, you may need to unwrap further provisions. |
Wrap options
The following tables summarise the wrap options dependent on your selection.
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Bills and Acts
Selected provision(s) | Wrap option (depending on context) |
Part | Group of Parts |
Chapter | Part |
Cross heading | Part, Chapter |
Section | Part, Chapter, Cross heading |
Schedule paragraph | Part, Chapter, Cross heading |
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SIs and SSIs
Selected provisions being wrapped(s) | Wrap option (depending on context) |
Part | Group of parts |
Chapter | Part |
Section | Part, Chapter |
Sub-section | Part, Chapter, Section |
Cross heading | Part, Chapter, Section, Sub-section |
Regulation (or article etc.) | Part, Chapter, Section. Sub-section, Cross-heading |
Schedule paragraph | Part, Chapter, Section, Sub-section, Cross-heading |
How to unwrap provisions
Place your cursor in the provision you wish to remove through an ‘unwrap’ function:
Right-clicking on the provision in the Structure view or Editor view, or
Using the keyboard short-cut Alt + e
Select ‘Unwrap element’
The system will attempt to acquire a lock on the appropriate document fragment if it hasn’t got one already before it will remove the provision from the document, leaving behind the child provisions
As well as ‘wrap’ it is possible to ‘unwrap’ provisions. This is when you want to remove a higher-level grouping provision e.g. a part which contains a set of sections/regulations, without deleting the sections/regulations.
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Provisions that can be unwrapped
You can unwrap the following provisions:
Group of partsParts
Part
Chapter
Sections (for SIs Section (SI/SSIs only)
Sub-sections (for SIs section (SI/SSIs only)
Cross heading
Sch Part
Sch Chapter
Sch Cross heading
Sch Sections (for SIs only)
Sch Sub-sections (for SIs only)
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Hints and tips
If you unwrap a part and there is already a part left in the document, the provisions that were in the removed part will move into the remaining part
If the grouping level being unwrapped has siblings:
If it was the first sibling – the child provisions will be automatically moved into the second sibling
if it was second or later sibling – the child provisions will be automatically moved into the previous grouping level sibling
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