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Document Creation from Templates (Planned)

Overview​

Document creation from templates enables merging zaak/object data into pre-defined templates to produce ODF and PDF output. This feature extends the existing template management and PDF generation capabilities with data resolution, merge execution, and bulk generation.

Status: Proposed​

This feature is planned but not yet implemented. It is required by 39% of analyzed Dutch government tenders.

Planned Features​

  • Data resolution from OpenRegister objects (with nested resolution up to 3 levels)
  • Ad-hoc context data merge with OpenRegister data
  • Bulk document generation (e.g., letters to multiple citizens)
  • ODF output support via LibreOffice integration
  • Template versioning
  • Audit trail via document register

A decision letter tells the reader on what legal ground you decided. It also names the last day to object. Filinq fills in both when you generate the letter.

The fields​

Open a template, choose Insert merge field and pick one of the common fields:

FieldWhat the letter shows
{{ grondslag.name }}The name of the legal basis, for example a Woo article
{{ grondslag.description }}The explanation of that legal basis
{{ bezwaar.uiterlijk }}The last day to object, as 13-10-2026
{{ bezwaar.vanaf }}The first day of the objection term
{{ bezwaar.termijnWeken }}The objection term in weeks

bezwaar.uiterlijkIso holds the same last day as 2026-10-13, for templates that format dates themselves.

The legal basis comes from a base object you bind to the letter. Filinq offers it as grondslag as well.

Where the deadline comes from​

Filinq looks for a decision date in the letter's data. It tries besluitDatum, then decisionDate. Data you pass directly wins over a linked object.

The term runs from the day after the decision date (Algemene wet bestuursrecht, article 6:7). A decision on 1 September 2026 can be objected to until 13 October 2026. A deadline on a Saturday or Sunday moves to the Monday.

Without a decision date the letter gets no bezwaar fields. If the template uses them, the generation warnings say the decision date is missing. Test for it with {% if bezwaar %} to print a fallback line.

The setting​

The term is six weeks. An admin changes it with the app setting bezwaar_termijn_weken:

occ config:app:set filinq bezwaar_termijn_weken --value=4 --type=integer

A value below one falls back to six weeks.

Known limit​

Public holidays do not move the deadline. The Algemene termijnenwet also moves a deadline that ends on a holiday such as Easter Monday or King's Day. Check a deadline near a holiday by hand.