8.1 - OfficeWriter Designer for Excel 2007 and 2010

Open Report

The Open Report button allows you to open saved report definition files (RDL files). These files can be created with the OfficeWriter Designer, Visual Studio, or Report Builder. Open files from your local disk or from a remote server.

Save

Save provides you the option to Save To Disk or Deploy To Remote Server

Save Options

Save To Disk: save your template as an RDL file.

Deploy To Remote Server: Publish your report on the Reporting Services server. Once you do this, your report will be available for viewing in Excel and through Reporting Services Report Manager.

View

The View button sends a request to Reporting Services to run your report, then displays the results in another window in Excel. If you click this button with an unpublished report open, you will be prompted to publish before viewing.

Data Markers

Provides a list of the datasets found in the current RDL file.

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Data Markers provides a list of the datasets in the RDL file. Navigating and hovering over one of the datasets will expose the fields in the dataset query.

Selecting a field from under Insert Data Marker will insert the data marker for that field into a cell.

Selecting Insert All will insert data markers for all the fields in a single row of cells in the Excel report.

Formulas

One of the powerful features of OfficeWriter Enterprise Edition is the ability to [create and use formulas].

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Select a formula to insert it into the Excel report.

Add Formula will allow you to build new formulas and Edit Formulas will allow you to manage (create, edit, remove) formulas.

Help

Help provides information about the toolbar, provides access to some settings, and links to documentation.

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