nprinting date formatting bug

[markp201]

We have some date fields for an excel report.  Since they are numbers, we need either change the column width or use merge/center.

We can change the width because of the detail lines below but when we use merge/center, this format gets dropped in the generated excel file.  Is this a bug ?

[Ruggero_Piccoli]

Hi,

Did you tried to remove the "Keep source format" flag and applying the Excel formatting rules on the column?

Another way, visible in the screenshot, could be to insert a formatting formula in the source table.

Best Regards,

Ruggero

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[mkelemen]

Hi Mark,

it is not a bug - it is a known limitation

According to November 2017 release notes:

Keep Source Format option does not keep Excel merged cells

Jira issue ID: OP-5545

Excel merged cells are not supported for Qlik NPrinting tags regardless of Keep Source Format

Option.

BR,

  Matus

[mkelemen]

It is actually even worse according to this document.

NPrinting Unsupported QV Items

Merged Cells in NPrinting Excel Report Templates. These will cause reporting failures or unexpected reporting results.

  Matus