Managing Named Ranges for Reference Files

As a doclet author, you can rename a named range in a reference file or delete a reference file. For example, as a doclet author, you can delete a reference file that is no longer in use.

To manage named ranges in a reference file:

  1. Open the report package and, if you have already not done so, open and check out the doclet that contains the reference file you would like to modify.
  2. Click Inspect in the Narrative Reporting ribbon to open the Properties dialog box.
  3. In Properties , click the Embedded Content tab, Embedded Content tab, and then click the Available Files link.
  4. To change the display name, optional description, and table column resize setting of named ranges in the reference file:
    1. Click Actions button which appears next to a reference file next to the reference file with the named ranges you want to work with, and select Manage Report Content.
    2. Optional: In the Manage Report Content dialog, click on the reference file name link to expand it, and make any necessary changes to the Display Name and Description fields; and enable or clear the Automatically Resize Table Contents check box, as you require, and then click OK.

      Disable the resizing option on the Automatically Resize Table Contents option to minimize the variations between the embedded Word table and the source reference table or grid.

      In the following example, the content named "Raw Materials" can be renamed, the optional description can be modified, and the Automatically Resize Table Contents check box may be cleared.


      Manage Report Content dialog for reference files, with editable fields for Display Name and Description, and a check box for the Automatically Resize Table Contents setting.
  5. To delete a reference file:
    1. Click Actions button which appears next to a reference file next to the reference file to delete, and select Delete.
    2. At the prompt, click Yes to confirm the delete action.

      Deleting the reference file means that any embedded content from that reference file remains in the doclet, but the links between the embedded content and the reference file is now broken. Any further changes you make to the reference file will not be reflected in the embedded content in the doclet. For this reason, use care when deleting reference files.

  6. When you are finished with managing named ranges and or deleting reference files from a doclet, close the Properties dialog box, Embedded Content tab.
  7. Upload and check in the doclet.