✅ What Is docBurst?

docBurst lets you bulk-generate Google Docs and PDFs from your spreadsheet rows using a single Docs template with placeholders like {{Name}}.

 

✔️ Create Docs, PDFs, or both
✔️ Name files dynamically using columns or patterns
✔️ Auto-track created file links and timestamps
✔️ Restart generation anytime without duplication

📌 Key Things to Know

#️⃣ Tag Format: Use {{ColumnName}} inside your Docs template:
🔹 Must exactly match spreadsheet column names
🔹 Tags are case-sensitive

 

🚫 No Duplicate Headers:
▪️Header row must contain unique column names only
▪️The selected header row must not be entirely blank — it should contain at least one valid column name.

 

📍Tracking Fields: The tool uses columns like:
▪️PDF Link (addon), PDF Created At (addon)
▪️Doc Link (addon), Doc Created At (addon)
These track output files and prevent re-creation

 

♻️ Partial Regeneration: To re-create a PDF/Doc for a specific row:
🔹Just clear the values from tracking fields in that row
🔹Click Generate — it will only process rows where tracking fields are blank

 

⏳Script Runtime Limit:
▪️Free Google account → up to 6 minutes
▪️Google Workspace account → up to 30 minutes

 

If the tool stops midway due to time limit, just run again — already created files will be skipped

🧩 Installing docBurst

  • Open your Google Spreadsheet
  • Go to Extensions → Add-ons → Get add-ons
  • Search for docBurst
  • Click Install and allow permissions

🧾 How to Use docBurst — Step by Step

1️⃣ Open Sidebar

Go to: Extensions → docBurst → Start

2️⃣ Fill Required Fields

🧩 Template ID:

📁 Drive Folder ID:

🧾 What to Create?
Choose: PDF / Doc / Both

📊 Select Data Sheet:
Pick the sheet with your data

🔢 Header Row:
Enter row number (usually 1)
⚠️ Must not have duplicate column names.

3️⃣ Select Mandatory Fields (Optional)

Choose fields that must be filled — if any are blank in a row, that row is skipped.

4️⃣ Choose Naming Option

🔘 Use a Column: Choose a column like Full Name
🔘 Use a Pattern: e.g., {{First Name}} - {{Email}}

5️⃣ Click Generate:

The tool will:

  • Replace tags with actual data
  • Create Docs and/or PDFs
  • Save files in the selected Drive folder
  • Store links and timestamps in tracking fields

♻️ Regeneration Logic

Want to recreate files for specific rows?

 

  1. Delete values in:
    PDF Link (addon) or PDF Created At (addon) for PDFs
    Doc Link (addon) or Doc Created At (addon) for Docs
  2. Click Generate again
 

➤ The tool will only recreate files where tracking fields are blank.

⚠️ Runtime Limitation

  • Google limits how long scripts can run:
    ▪️6 minutes for free accounts
    ▪️30 minutes for Workspace accounts
  • If the script stops midway:
    ➤ Just run Generate again
    ➤ Already-created rows will be skipped

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