Generate a Document that Contains a Variable with the Add-in
At any time, you can generate output using the data from your data source in Microsoft Office with the Blueprint add-in.
If your template contains variables, AutoTag prompts you to specify values for the variables before it generates the output.
To generate the document that contains a variable from Microsoft Office:
- Save your template.
If you do not save your template, the following dialog is displayed when you try to generate output.
- Click the Output button (Blueprint tab) and select your desired output format.
Blueprint supports DOCX and XLSX output formats.
- Specify the values for each of the variables in your template, and then click OK.
You can specify the values on the Run a Report dialog:
Here's an example of a document (with a variable) that was generated using the template:
