Important Notification on Excel Reporting in 2.4

There are a few things you need to know...  

 

We have now released the new 2.4 version of dRofus. This version will includes a major upgrade to the Report and Exports module including a whole new interface with several new features for both Excel exporting and PDF reporting

 
Regarding exporting data to Excel there are an impact that you need to know about.

In 2.4 we have introduced a new Excel export engine that will replace the old to improve upon the way exports are generated. This change will impact all customers that have created project Excel exports using the New/Save feature we have had for years.

All saved excel exports based upon this old excel exporter will no longer be available in version 2.4. The saved Excel exports needs to be recreated using the new Excel export method:

In 2.3: Users can recreate saved Excels exports using the Configure Excel exports – see documentation here https://wiki.drofus.com/display/DV/Advanced+Configuration. Any saved export using this method will be available in 2.4.

In 2.4 these reports can still be recreated but will not be able to reference the exports in the saved Excels module.

dRofus 2.3 version are available from https://www.drofus.no/en/download/ to download and install to access the old saved Excel exports.

Frequently Asked Questions 

 

Q: Will my saved Excel exports that I have created in version 2.3 (or older versions) directly in Reports and Exports be available in 2.4?

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A: No. Due to change of Excel export engine these saved export will not be shown in 2.4

Q: Will my Excel exports created in Configure Excel exports in 2.3 (or older versions) be available in 2.4?

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A: Yes. The Configure excel exports already use the new Excel export engine so they will not be impacted.

Q: Can I use 2.3 to access my old Excel exports after 2.4 release?

A: Yes. dRofus 2.3 will be available from https://www.drofus.no/en/download/ and can be run in parallel with 2.4 if you want to run the old Excel exports or use

2.3 as a reference when you re-create your Excel’s in 2.4.

Q: Why has dRofus changed the Excel exports engine impacting my old saved exports?

A: We are implementing a new Excel export engine, among other things:

    • To support non-english languages better
    • To include all relevant properties as columns in the Excel exports
    • To fix problems and error messages related to conflicts between 32 bits and 64 bits Windows applications
    • To export to more formats (like PDF, CSV and XLSX)
    • To improve formatting of dates
    • To include formulas and fixed values in the Excel output

 

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