{ "$schema": "../_schema.json", "format": "docx", "element": "instrText", "parent": "paragraph", "operations": { "add": false, "set": true, "get": true, "query": true, "remove": true }, "paths": { "positional": ["/body/p[@paraId=X]/r[N]", "/header[N]/p[M]/r[K]", "/footer[N]/p[M]/r[K]"] }, "note": "Field-instruction text (w:instrText) — the body of a complex field that holds the instruction string (e.g. 'PAGE \\\\* MERGEFORMAT', 'DATE \\\\@ \"yyyy-MM-dd\"'). Atomic add is intentionally NOT supported because instrText outside a field is invalid; use --type field to insert a complete sequence. Set is supported so audit→fix workflows can rewrite a field's instruction (e.g. PAGE → DATE) without touching the surrounding fldChar markers.", "properties": { "instruction": { "type": "string", "description": "The Word field instruction. Leading/trailing spaces inside the value are significant — they form the OOXML separator between switches. Alias: instr.", "aliases": ["instr"], "add": false, "set": true, "get": true, "required": true, "examples": ["--prop 'instruction= PAGE \\\\* MERGEFORMAT '", "--prop 'instr= DATE \\\\@ \"yyyy-MM-dd\" '"], "readback": "instrText element text content", "enforcement": "report" } } }