[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 129503] New: mail merge broken; fields are not populated with database records at all

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            Bug ID: 129503
           Summary: mail merge broken; fields are not populated with
                    database records at all
           Product: LibreOffice
           Version: 6.3.3.2 release
          Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64)
                OS: Linux (All)
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: medium
         Component: Writer
          Assignee: libreoffice-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
          Reporter: val.kulkov at gmail.com

Description:
Invoking the "Mail Merge Wizard" does not populate fields in a document
anymore. On clicking "Finish" button at step 4 nothing happens.

Viewing data sources (Ctrl-Shift-F4) works normally. I can review my data
sources, browse database records, view the actual data in database records and
use drag-and-drop to insert database fields into the current Write document.

I tried disconnecting a data source and re-creating a new data source from
scratch. I tried two different data sources, one from an existing LibreOffice
Base document with queries linked to an external PostgreSQL database, and one
from a newly created LibreOffice Calc ODS spreadsheet. The result was the same:
at the stage where fields in a Writer document must be populated with records
from a data source, nothing happens.

I tried using the mail merge function in 6.3.3.2 and then in 6.3.4.2. The
result was the same.

In conclusion, the mail merge function in the current LibreOffice release is
completely broken unfortunately.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Create a data source: Tools -> Address Book Source -> Address Data Source ->
follow the wizard to create a new datasource (for example, using an existing
spreadsheet).
2. Open the Data Sources pane: Ctrl-Shift-F4 and drag and drop fields from the
chosen datasource into the current document to prepare the document for the
Mail Merge Wizard.
3. Use Tools -> Mail Merge Wizard to populate fields in the current document
with records from the chosen data source.

Actual Results:
Nothing happens. The fields in the Writer document are not populated with
records from the data source.

Expected Results:
The fields in the Writer documents must be populated with records from the data
source.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No


OpenGL enabled: Yes

Additional Info:

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