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How to Create Word Reports
> What is an OfficeWriter Word Template?
What is an OfficeWriter Word Template?
An OfficeWriter Word template is a Word file that contains
merge fields. A merge field displays a database field
name where database values will be inserted. OfficeWriter templates
are created with the OfficeWriter Designer.
When you save the template, the OfficeWriter Designer encodes it as a custom
XML element in a Reporting Services RDL file. To publish a report, you will
submit the RDL file to a Reporting Services server where OfficeWriter is
installed. The OfficeWriter renderer on the server regenerates the template,
and - using data supplied by Reporting Services - replaces the merge fields in
the document with database values.
The format of a merge field is:
<<DatabaseQueryName.FieldName>>
For example, this merge field is a placeholder for values
from the "Last Name" field in the data set returned by a query called
"Employees":
<<Employees.LastName>>
The template shown below contains three merge fields.
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