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Excel exporter v1.0 error ‘Cannot create excel, because the inputobject isnt given. Expect:’

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Downloaded Excel exporter v1.0 from the app store. Created a template and filled in all the necessary fields including the field ‘input object’ and created Worksheet and column records. Now I choose in runtime for ‘Create Report’ but this gives the error ‘Cannot create excel, because the inputobject isn't given. Expect: MyFirstModule.PersonActivity’ Any suggestions

asked 2014-03-03

Jan de Lange

3 answers

Ronald Catersels · Answer 1 · 2014-03-04

When you do an export you have to give the data to the template. You probably defined the template to show PersonActivity data. Before creating the template you then need to retrieve the right data and pass that to the template.

Regards,

Ronald

Jan de Lange · Answer 2 · 2014-03-06

Still not clear. The XLSReport.GenerateExcelDoc javacall has a third parameter inputobject ( any object ).

The inputobject is filled in and I filled in a constraints and sorting in the template, so that should generate in my opinion the data of the excel sheet. In the documentation there is nothing told about retrieving data first.

Jaap Luinge · Answer 3 · 2014-04-16

I think what Ronald meant is that you have to do a retrieve of the object before the call 'GenerateExcelDoc' action. This leads me to another question. What if I want to do more reports on different objects? You have to retrieve the object before you export it. Isn't it possible to use the InputObject you have defined in your template?