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Adding to RG an option to display data from A1 (no Metadata)

Improvement

Report Generator – Added a new option for Excel to display data from A1 with no Metadata, i.e., report header, filters summary and number of results.
The option can be used for ad-hoc reports and for scheduled reports via Task scheduler.

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Notes

Supported environments:
.Net

Version

5.25.1

Instructions

Sbo upgrade.

Examples

Display Metadata

Excel layout including Metadata such as Report header, filters summary and number of results .

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Display Data from A1 Column

Excel layout not including Metadata such as Report header, filters summary and number of results.

Select report

Press “Settings” to apply the new option

Xlsx File Settings

Display Data from A1 Column = Yes

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When enabled, the system displays the Excel spreadsheet from A1.
The metadata is not displayed.

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Totals without breaks

When totals without breaks is enabled, the totals header lines (Sum/Min/Max/Avg/Count) are relocated in the last column. ‎

Totals without breaks (XLSX Only) = Yes‎

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Scheduled Reports

Excel layout not including Metadata such as Report header, filters summary and number of results.

Select report

Press “Scheduler” to apply the new option

Xlsx File Settings

Display Data from A1 Column = Yes

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Updated on March 20, 2025

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