ANSWERED( DIALOG )

Returns a True/False value

HotDocs can determine whether a dialog has been answered using the ANSWERED expression. Even if only one variable in the dialog is answered, the expression returns a value of true.

Let's suppose you have a dialog that gathers information about a decedent (Decedent Information). From within this dialog, a user could open an inserted dialog that asks questions about the decedent's assets (Decedent's Assets). Later in the template, you could ask additional questions based on whether these dialogs have been answered:

IF ANSWERED( Decedent Information ) AND ANSWERED( Decedent's Assets )

ASK Asset Distribution Information

END IF