Microsoft Excel Formats

The following Excel format options are available:

• Excel 2007 produces reports that you can view in Microsoft Excel version 2007.
• Excel 2002 produces reports that you can view in Microsoft Excel versions earlier than 2007.

Excel 2007 format renders report output in native Excel XML format, also known as XLSX, that provides a fast way to deliver native Excel spreadsheets to Microsoft Excel 2002, Microsoft Excel 2003, and Microsoft Excel 2007. Users of Microsoft Excel 2002 and Microsoft Excel 2003 must install the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack, which provides file open and save capabilities for the new format. The output is similar to other Excel formats, with the following exceptions:

• Charts are rendered as static images.
• Row height can change in the rendered report to achieve greater fidelity.
• Column width that are explicitly specified in reports are ignored in Microsoft Excel 2007.
• Merged cells are used to improve the appearance of reports.

Excel 2002 format also offers the following benefits:

• Works with SSL protocol.
• Works with a single signon.

  Secure reports can be accessed without subsequent signons because the system automatically identifies users and provides security information.

• Works with Netscape 7.01.
• Spreadsheets are contained in a single file for reliable spreadsheet navigation.