When adding items to reports, the Field options needs to be set to tell FCS Express where to insert the item in the final report. This property differs depending on report type.

 

•Excel (Column Mode) and Text Reports

 

The Field category Excel (Column Mode) and Text Reports includes a unique option named Column Name which specifies the text that will appear in the report at the top of each column of data. For example, if the token you are exporting displays the number of events for a plot, a useful Column Name could be Number of Events. In FCS Express V5 and later versions, the report-specific property of Excel (Column Mode) and Text Reports defaults to the name of the item in your layout (e.g., the token description in Fig. 8.57).

 

TIP: to avoid adding a column header, please refer to the Header Options.

 

 

 

 

If you wish to manually define the report-specific property in lieu of the default, enter it in Column Name field of the Field category (Figure 8.58).

 

 

 

 

•Excel (Cell Mode)

 

The Field category for Excel (Cell Mode) reports includes a unique option named Cell Address (Figure 8.59) which specifies the Excel cell to write the data.

 

 

 

•Word Report

 

The Field property for Word reports includes a unique option named Mail Merge field name which specifies the mail merge field in your Word template where the layout item will be placed (Figure 8.60). The field name must exactly match the name in the Word document.

 

 

 

•PDF Form

 

The Field category for PDF Reports includes a unique option named Field Name (Figure 8.61) which specifies the text field in your PDF template where the layout item will be placed. The field name must match the corresponding field in the PDF.

 

 

 

•Luma

 

The Field category for Luma Reports includes a unique option named XML Node (Figure 8.62) which specifies the node to store the exported report within a structured format.