Use New output

by Ms. Ciska de Jager in group Reports & Macros in ARIS
Posted: 2012-06-26
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Hi,

Can someone please explain in detail how to use the "use-new-output" and also how to use the new office formats in scripts. I have notice the output formats can be set - OutputXLSX, OutputDOCX - but how can we use this in the scripts, specially as the standard output even for the standard aris scripts available.

The BeginTable for example is part of the StandarAPIOutput how can I use this when using the ExtendedOutputObject.

In some other posts the TOC is missing when using the "use-new-output", sureley something extra needs to be done in order the have a TOC with the new output?

Ciska

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by Mr. Jens Heylmann on Tue, 2012/06/26 - 9:52pm

Hi Ciska,

to use the new output object paste the following command into your script code:

Context.setProperty("use-new-output", true);

Greetings,

Jens

by Ms. Ciska de Jager on Wed, 2012/06/27 - 6:01am

Hi Jens,

Thank you but I know this command, the problem is when using this command or even when changing it in the config file to true, there is no TOC and commands like begintable does not work. I want to know what else needs to be done and also how can I utilize OutputXLSX and OutputDOCX.

Just for interest sake, I have added this command to the standard script Create Process Manual and it actually breaks at a begintable statement.....

Ciska

by Ms. Ciska de Jager on Tue, 2012/07/10 - 6:48am

Does someone have any feedback on this, or at least got it working?

Ciska

by Mr. Nikolai Zorin on Mon, 2012/08/06 - 6:43am

I tried using new output to extract external file from the 'Documentation' attribute but the formatting of the whole report was ruined. I would appreciate if someone can give an advice on how to fix it.

Nikolai

by Ms. Ciska de Jager on Tue, 2012/08/21 - 6:42am

Hi,

Can someone share some light on how to succesfully use the use-new-output and also how to use OutputXLSX and OutputDOCX?

Thank you

Ciska

by Ms. Ciska de Jager on Thu, 2012/10/18 - 6:29am

Hi,

I suppose output to xlsx in ARIS is not working, although claimed to be. I have tried everything possible acording to my knowledge as no working solution is available or made available.

By changing the setting in the config file (<report use-new-output="true" />) will enable the new office formats but only for docx, which is available as selection when creating reports, xlsx is not.

Changing the output format in the script by using Context.setSelectedFormat(Constants.OutputXLSX) - not working. Used the workbookobject by writing directly to excel (Context.createExcelWorkbook) - not working as well. Using a pre-defined xlsx template for each script in order to output to xlsx, haven't tried that, but is that really the way to go in order to get an output to xlsx for each script? I don't think so.

Surely if claimed that ARIS can ouput to xlsx why is it so difficult to do so? Is there a missing jar file, or wrong version of a jar file installed in the ARIS directory?

Ciska

by Ms. Brooke Baker on Tue, 2013/03/26 - 2:01am

Hi Ciska,

Did you get any resolution on this problem? I am having the same issues (and more).

Kind regards,

Brooke

by Ms. Ciska de Jager on Tue, 2013/03/26 - 6:28am

Hi Brooke,

No, nothing at all, and also no response since my last post. I also experience problems when using the new word formats (docx) so I've reverted back by setting the (<report use-new-output="false" />).

All of our clients are using either Office 2007 or Office 2010, and by using the old office formats are causing issues (like colours for example).

It would be nice if we could get some answers regarding this - for both xlsx and docx! Not sure if the latest version of Aris 7.2 addresses these issues, maybe Aris 9.....

Ciska