Group
The Group element in IDML: where it appears (MasterSpreads), its 58 attributes, their values, and how real documents use them.
A grouping container that transforms its children as a unit. Group appears in 227 of the 305 documents surveyed (74.4%), most often in MasterSpreads. Paged reads 19 of its 58 attributes and writes 14.
Where it appears
MasterSpreads· 164 documentsSpreads· 69 documentsStories· 1 documents
Inside: MasterSpread, Spread, Group, Rectangle, CharacterStyleRange
Contains: ObjectExportOption, TextWrapPreference, Rectangle, Polygon, TransparencySetting, Group, TextFrame, Oval, GraphicLine, EPSText
Attributes
| Attribute | Values | Seen in | Paged | paged.set |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ItemTransform | transform | 100% | read · written | groupTransform |
| Self | id | 100% | read · written | |
| AppliedObjectStyle | reference to ObjectStyle | 99% | read | |
| GradientFillAngle | integer | 99% | read | |
| GradientFillHiliteAngle | integer | 99% | not read | |
| GradientFillHiliteLength | integer | 99% | not read | |
| GradientFillLength | integer / real | 99% | not read | |
| GradientFillStart | number-list | 99% | not read | |
| GradientStrokeAngle | integer | 99% | not read | |
| GradientStrokeHiliteAngle | integer | 99% | not read | |
| GradientStrokeHiliteLength | integer | 99% | not read | |
| GradientStrokeLength | integer / real | 99% | not read | |
| GradientStrokeStart | number-list | 99% | not read | |
| HorizontalLayoutConstraints | text | 99% | not read | |
| ItemLayer | id | 99% | written | |
| LastUpdatedInterfaceChangeCount | — | 99% | not read | |
| LocalDisplaySetting | Default ·225 | 99% | not read | |
| Locked | false ·224 | 99% | not read | |
| Name | text | 99% | read · written | itemName |
| OverriddenPageItemProps | — | 99% | not read | |
| ParentInterfaceChangeCount | number-list | 99% | not read | |
| TargetInterfaceChangeCount | — | 99% | not read | |
| VerticalLayoutConstraints | text | 99% | not read | |
| Visible | true ·225 | 99% | not read | |
| StrokeWeight | integer / real | 92% | read | |
| MiterLimit | integer | 90% | not read | |
| AllowOverrides | true ·164 | 72% | not read | |
| FillColor | reference to Color | 26% | read | |
| StrokeColor | reference to ColorSwatch | 10% | read | |
| FlexItemHeightMode | FlexFixed ·5 | 2% | not read | |
| FlexItemWidthMode | FlexFixed ·5 | 2% | not read | |
| BottomLeftCornerRadius | length (pt) | 2% | read · written | frameCornerRadiusBottomLeft |
| CornerRadius | integer / real | 2% | read · written | |
| EndJoin | RoundEndJoin ·3 | 2% | not read | |
| FillTint | integer | 2% | read | |
| TopLeftCornerRadius | length (pt) | 2% | read · written | frameCornerRadiusTopLeft |
| TopRightCornerRadius | length (pt) | 2% | read · written | frameCornerRadiusTopRight |
| BottomLeftCornerOption | NoneRoundedCornerInverseRoundedCornerInsetCornerBeveledCornerFancyCorner or a named value | 1% | read · written | frameCornerOptionBottomLeft |
| BottomRightCornerOption | NoneRoundedCornerInverseRoundedCornerInsetCornerBeveledCornerFancyCorner or a named value | 1% | read · written | frameCornerOptionBottomRight |
| BottomRightCornerRadius | length (pt) | 1% | read · written | frameCornerRadiusBottomRight |
| CornerOption | enum | 1% | read · written | |
| OverprintFill | boolean | 1% | not read | |
| StrokeType | reference to StrokeStyle | 1% | not read | |
| TopLeftCornerOption | NoneRoundedCornerInverseRoundedCornerInsetCornerBeveledCornerFancyCorner or a named value | 1% | read · written | frameCornerOptionTopLeft |
| TopRightCornerOption | NoneRoundedCornerInverseRoundedCornerInsetCornerBeveledCornerFancyCorner or a named value | 1% | read · written | frameCornerOptionTopRight |
| EndCap | enum | 1% | not read | |
| StrokeAlignment | enum | 1% | not read | |
| StrokeTint | integer | 1% | not read | |
| ArrowHeadAlignment | enum | 0% | not read | |
| ECPageItemData | — | 0% | not read | |
| ECPaginationPageItemData | number-list / text | 0% | not read | |
| GapColor | reference | 0% | not read | |
| GapTint | integer | 0% | not read | |
| LeftArrowHeadScale | integer | 0% | not read | |
| LeftLineEnd | enum | 0% | not read | |
| Nonprinting | boolean | 0% | not read | |
| RightArrowHeadScale | integer | 0% | not read | |
| RightLineEnd | enum | 0% | not read |
Values are listed only where real documents use a small, closed set; the number after each is how many documents use it. “Seen in” is the share of documents containing Group that set the attribute.
Explained in
Counts come from a survey of 305 IDML documents (2026-10-11); only aggregate facts are published. Paged’s support is read from its importer and exporter source, and the typed properties from the engine catalog.