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Export report data to Excel

Learn how to save and load a template as well as create a report that can be exported to Excel in Amlib.

MS Excel/CSV report templates

A number of report templates have been specifically set up to be exported and used in MS Excel.

template module/entity description report type/choose type
&BIBCSV.QRP Bibliographic Bibliographic Export Fixed layout Reports
&BORCSV1.QRP Borrower Borrower Export CSV File (Barcode, Surname, Given Name, Initial, Ref 2, Borrower Type, Class, Group, D.O.B.) Borrower (Default)
&BORDATA.QRP Borrower Borrower Export CSV File (Surname, Given Name, Initial, Barcode, D.O.B., Class, Borrower Type, Ref2) Borrower (Default)
&BORPIN.QRP Borrower Borrower Export CSV File (Barcode, PIN) - Only For EBook providers who require only these details of your borrowers for their setup. Borrower (Default)
&XBCT.QRP Borrower MS Excel format – counts by Borrower Type Borrower (Default)
&XBCLT.QRP Borrower MS Excel format – counts by Location and Borrower Type Borrower (Default)
&XSTAT10.QRP Statistics Summary by Location, TransType, Year. Fields delimited by semi-comma to be saved as Text file & opened in Excel. Statistics
&XSTAT20.QRP Statistics Summary by Location, TransType, Year, Month. Fields delimited by semi-comma to be saved as Text file & opened in Excel. Statistics
&XSTAT30.QRP Statistics Summary by Location, TransType, Year, Month, Day. Fields delimited by semi-comma to be saved as Text (.txt) file & opened in Excel. Statistics
&XSTAT50.QRP Statistics Details by Location, TransType, BorType, ItemForm. Fields delimited by semi-comma to be saved as Text file & opened in Excel. Statistics
&XSTAT52.QRP Statistics Details of Location, TransType and Stats Code Statistics
&XSTAT53.QRP Statistics Details of Location, TransType and Form Code Statistics
&XSTKCS.QRP Stockitem MS Excel format – Stockitem Count by Stats Code Stockitems (Default)
&XSTKCLS.QRP Stockitem MS Excel format – Stockitem Count by Location and Stats Code Stockitems (Default)
&XSTKFS.QRP Stockitem MS Excel format – Stockitem Count by Form Stockitems (Default)
&XSTKCSV.QRP Stockitem MS Excel format – Stockitem list-Title, Author, Call No, Form and Stats Code Stockitems (Default)

Save the template

  • It is possible to customise any of the above templates to add/delete fields.
  • Save the customised template into the Amlib/Reports folder on the Amlib server. This will make the template available for use for all users. Alternatively, you may save it into a local folder on your PC – but please be aware, that the template (once loaded) will only be available for use on that PC.
  • Ensure that the template is saved with a name that clearly identifies it as a customised overdue letter template (e.g., XSTKCSV2.QRP).

Load the template

  1. Launch the Amlib client.
  2. Go to Main > Reports > RepAddNew.
  3. The Report Files window will open. Ensure that the Report Entity matches that in the table above.
  4. Click the F1 New button.
  5. Enter a Description (e.g., Stockitem CSV Export).
  6. Browse to the Amlib/Reports folder on your Amlib Server and locate the template to be loaded (if the template has been loaded onto your PC – then navigate to the local folder).
  7. Click the Open button.
  8. Select the appropriate Choose Type – see table above.
  9. You can leave Default Stats Code blank.
  10. Update Entity (Y/N) = N.
  11. Click the F3 Update button.
  12. Close out of the Report Files window.

The template is now loaded and available for use in a report.

Modify Report File window

Create the report

There are several Excel report templates available which can be used to save to a file.

In this example, we are going to use the &XSTKCSV.QRP template in the Reports > RepStockitem module:

  1. Go to Main > Reports > RepStockitem. The Stockitem Reports screen will open.
  2. Click the F1 New button and select the &XSTKCSV.QRP template.
  3. Enter an appropriate Description and click the F3 Save button.
  4. Enter an appropriate – F7 Where search (e.g., Title LIKE Harry Potter).
  5. F9 Order the Report (e.g., Title | ASC).
  6. Select Application > RepStartSchedule. Ensure that Save to File is ticked and click the OK button.
    Report Scheduler window
  7. Click the F6 Print button. Change the To: option to File and click the OK button.
    Print window
  8. A Report – Save As dialogue box will open:
    1. To save it for a Word document, leave the Save as type: as Rich Text Format (RTF).
    2. To be able to open it in Excel, change the Save as type: to Text Document.
      Save As window
  9. You can check the progress of your report in Reports > RepPrintProgress.
  10. If you’ve saved the report to open in Excel (Text Document) then you will need to follow these steps so it is displayed correctly:
    1. Open Microsoft Excel.
    2. Use File > Open to open the text file you’ve saved. Ensure that the Files of type: = All Files (*.*).
    3. The Text Import Wizard will open.
      Text Import Wizard - Step 1 of 3 window
    4. Excel will recognise your file as Delimited, so click the Next button.
    5. Delimiters: Select Semicolon OR add a pipe | in the Other box (it is possible to use both if you don’t know which one the report is using but this may cause cell contents to be misaligned – so check carefully!).
    6. Click the Next button and then the Finish button.
      Text Import Wizard - Step 2 of 3 window
  11. Your data will be transferred into the Excel sheet and you can now use the formatting tools to customise it:
    Report in Excel sheet