[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 124550] New: In Writer, when a mail merge document has different header/footer on a first page, final merged document has page headers messed up

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=124550

            Bug ID: 124550
           Summary: In Writer, when a mail merge document has different
                    header/footer on a first page, final merged document
                    has page headers messed up
           Product: LibreOffice
           Version: 6.1.5.2 release
          Hardware: x86 (IA32)
                OS: Mac OS X (All)
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: minor
          Priority: medium
         Component: Writer
          Assignee: libreoffice-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
          Reporter: smayoo at email.t-com.hr

Description:
Mailmerge data is stored in a ODS, ODS is registered as a data source, and then
displayed within Writer using View | Data Sources. Mail Merge toolbar is shown
using View | Toolbars | Mail merge.
Mail merge document is formed, with different page style for the first page.
The first page has a bitmap image as a part of page header, other pages don't.
After defining mail merge fields within mail merge document, clicking on "Save
merged documents" (on the MM toolbar), and then choosing "save as one large
document" renders a document that doesn't replicate the first page style in
proper places. Clicking on "Edit individual documents" opens up a document that
has correct first page styles for all mailmerge instances but the first one.
The first instance (for the first data row from ODS) uses first page style for
all pages...
I used this same workflow 6 months ago and it worked OK then, I think, but I
can't remember which version did I use then.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. create a mail merge document in writer, having a different first page style
(i.e. different first page header)
2. save merged documents as one big document - no first page style is
replicated
3. edit individual documents - first page style is replicated in all instances
but the first one.

Actual Results:
Merged documents with first page headers messed up in one way or the other

Expected Results:
Merged documents with proper first page styles


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: Yes


OpenGL enabled: Yes

Additional Info:
Workaround - use "Edit individual documents", in the dataset repeat the first
data row twice, and in final document delete the first instance manually.

Version: 6.1.5.2
Build ID: 90f8dcf33c87b3705e78202e3df5142b201bd805
CPU threads: 8; OS: Mac OS X 10.13.6; UI render: default; 
Locale: hr-HR (en_HR.UTF-8); Calc: group threaded

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