Change references into tabular format

main.tex

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 %   -Updated to use Helvetica font               %
 %   -Took inspiration from SRON document         %
 %    template (https://personal.sron.nl/~pault/) %
+%   -Update to include references in tables      %
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 
 
@@ -30,13 +31,14 @@
 \dmdTitle{Document title}           % Document title
 \dmdDocId{XXX-XXX-XXX-XXXXX-XXXX}   % Document number
 \dmdIssue{1.0}                      % Version number
-\dmdDate{\today}                    % Date
+\dmdDate{12.04.2021}                % Issue Date
 \dmdPreparedBy{Author Name}         % Author(s)
-\dmdPreparedOn{\today}              % Date to appear on the document?
+\dmdPreparedOn{\today}              % Date that document was signed
 
 % Change record
 \dmdChangeRecord{                   % Change record table. Fill as a four column table.
     1.0 & 09/03/2021 & All & Initial document \\
+    1.1 & 22/04/2021 & 2   & Update to place references in tabular environment.\\
     }
 
 % Only for (draft)review
@@ -49,7 +51,39 @@
 \dmdReleasedSig{}                   % Signature of the person releasing the document
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+% Definition required to get references in tables
+% A future update of TeX Live (more specifically, v.0.12b of biblatex-ext-tabular) will
+% allow the definition of bibtabular to be moved to the micado.sty file. For now, it is
+% necessary to have it in the main .tex file.
+\makeatletter
+\def\fixextblx@setrefcontext{%
+  \expandafter\blx@setdefaultrefcontext\expandafter{\abx@field@entrykey}}
 
+% Defines the function that prints references in a table
+\defbibtabular{bibtabular}{
+    \begin{center}
+        % \setlength\LTleft{10pt}
+        % \setlength\LTright{0pt}
+        \begin{longtable}{@{\extracolsep{\fill}}|c|p{0.3\linewidth}|p{0.3\linewidth}|c|c|@{}}
+            \hline \textbf{RD Nr} & \textbf{Document Number} & \textbf{Document Title} & \textbf{Issue} & \textbf{Date}\endhead 
+            \hline
+            }
+            {
+            \hline
+        \end{longtable}
+    \end{center}}{
+    \anchorlang{%
+      \fixextblx@setrefcontext
+      \printtext[labelnumberwidth]{%
+      \printfield{labelprefix}%
+      \printfield{labelnumber}}}
+  & \plainlang{\printfield{label}}
+  & \plainlang{\usebibmacro{title}} \plainlang{\usebibmacro{author}}
+  & \plainlang{\printfield{issue}}
+  & \plainlang{\printdate}\\ \hline}
+\makeatother
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 
 \begin{document}
 
@@ -84,23 +118,18 @@
 % (ApplicableDocuments.bib) will be printed automatically.
 % For reference documents, only those documents that are cited in the text are printed.
 \subsection{Applicable Documents}\label{sec:AD}
-The following \ac{AD} of the exact issue contain provisions (statements, instructions, 
-recommendations or requirements) that are ruling over - and implicate provisions in the 
-present document.
+The following \ac{AD} of the exact issue contain provisions (statements, instructions, recommendations or requirements) that are ruling over - and implicate provisions in the present document.
 
 \nocite{*} % This nocite is necessary for printing all applicable documents!
-\begin{refcontext}[labelprefix=AD]
-  \printbibliography[heading=none, notkeyword={RD}]
-\end{refcontext}
+\newrefcontext[labelprefix=AD]
+% \printbibliography[heading=none, notkeyword={RD}]
+\printbibtabular[heading=none, notkeyword={RD}]
 
 \subsection{Reference Documents}\label{sec:RD}
-The following \ac{RD} contains useful information relevant to the subject of the present 
-document.
-\begin{refcontext}[labelprefix=RD]
-    \printbibliography[heading=none, keyword={RD}]
-\end{refcontext}
+\defbibnote{RDnote}{The following \ac{RD} contains useful information relevant to the subject of the present document.}
+\newrefcontext[labelprefix=RD]
+\printbibtabular[prenote=RDnote, heading=none, keyword={RD}]
 
-\newpage
 \subsection{Acronyms}
 % A list of Acronyms is often useful to go back to the meaning of an acronym. 
 % Acronyms used in the text with \ac{}, \acs{}, \acl{} or anything similar
@@ -120,8 +149,7 @@ document.
 There is no reference to AD1, but  there is a reference to \cite{old-stuff}. Nonetheless, 
 both get printed in Section~\ref{sec:AD}!
 
-This is a reference to a Reference Document: \cite{MICADO-operational_concept}. Only 
-reference documents that are cited in the text are printed in Section~\ref{sec:RD}.
+This is a reference to a Reference Document: \cite{MICADO-operational_concept, MICADO_template, Matsushima2003}. Only reference documents that are cited in the text are printed in Section~\ref{sec:RD}.
 
 The \ac{MICADO} is an upcoming instrument for the \ac{ELT}. \acs{PSF} is shorthand for 
 \acl{PSF}. A quick way to say the same, would have been to write: \ac{PSF}.