Preview an Excel Object

Before you generate output from an Excel object in CDM, you can preview the output. You might find this useful to ensure that all content appears correctly, especially if the Excel object contains ## variables.

1. Open the report that you want to work with.
2. Open the Excel object.
3. In the Report Object tab on the ribbon, click Generate & Preview > Preview.
4. In the Preview window, confirm that the content appears correctly.
5. If necessary, check out the Excel object and make changes.
6. When the content appears correctly in the preview, you can generate the Excel object.