Using Template Variables

When creating or editing a template, Contributors may use template variables as placeholders that will automatically be replaced with relevant content, like Contributor info, Distributor info, content item name, expiry date, and more. Using template variables allows you to create a single license template with uniform terms, making it quicker to draft agreements with different organizations.

Contributors may edit templates directly within DBL and use Markdown format. On the Create a Template article in the Agreement Details section, you will see a text area with editor buttons like below. 

Click on the curly braces button {} in the editor toolbar, to easily add template variables into your agreement terms:

When you use the editor’s curly braces button to insert variables, that will automatically insert the template variables listed below.

Template Variables

See this list below for all the template variables available for use. Template variables are surrounded by curly braces { }. 

Contributor organization profile metadata

• {orgContributor_fullName} - Full name of Contributor organization
• {orgContributor_abbreviation} - Abbreviation for Contributor organization
• {orgContributor_licenserName} - Name of Contributor user with Licenser role participating in the agreement
• {orgContributor_licenserEmail} - Email of Contributor user with Licenser role
• {orgContributor_directorName} - Full name of the director of the Contributor organization
• {orgContributor_directorEmail} - Email of the director of the Contributor organization
• {orgContributor_address} - Address of the Contributor organization
• {orgContributor_country} - Country of the Contributor organization

Distributor organization profile metadata

• {orgContributor_fullName} - Full name of organization
• {orgContributor_abbreviation} - Abbreviation for Distributor organization
• {orgContributor_licenserName} - Name of Distributor user with Licenser role participating in the agreement
• {orgContributor_licenserEmail} - Email of Distributor user with Licenser role
• {orgContributor_directorName} - Full name of the director of the Distributor organization
• {orgContributor_directorEmail} - Email of the director of the Distributor organization
• {orgContributor_country} - Country of Distributor organization
• {orgContributor_serviceName} - Distributor service name
• {orgContributor_serviceDescription} - Distributor service description

Content entry metadata

• {entry_type} - Name of the item format type (i.e. ‘text’, ‘audio’, ‘print’ etc.)
• {entry_nameCommon} - Common version name for the item
• {entry_languageName} - Language name for the item
• {entry_rightsHolder} - Copyright holder’s full name
• {entry_rightsAdmin} - Right administrator’s full name (not applicable for all items)
• {entry_copyrightStatement} - Copyright statement text

Agreement

• {agreement_details_URL} - Static URL to a formatted presentation version of the licensing document
• {agreement_issue_date} - Issue date for this agreement
• {agreement_expiry_date} - Expiry date for this agreement

Dates

• {today_short} - Date short form (format is: mm/dd/yyyy - 01/23/2025)
• {today_long} - Date long form (format is: January 23, 2025)
• {today_year} - Year for today

Changes from DBL Classic to DBL Next

For contributor organizations coming from DBL Classic to DBL Next, this table shows the list of new variable names being used.