The data object options in the Excel data manager

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The Excel Data Manager offers you a quick overview of all connected Excel objects. All status information is displayed here in a list area. The Excel data manager also contains a menu area above the list area and a page area with additional functions, which also offers additional help content. When working with firesys, Excel contents can be connected to Word in different configurations (the so-called data object options). This data-object relationship defines the structural alignment of the individual Excel objects (for example, as a linked table element or data in a text object). You can already get an overview of the configuration of the individual Excel objects in the list view using symbols.

On the sample screen, a maximum configuration of all possible variants is prepared. The individual icons are then explained.


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The data object options in the menu ribbon

Image.Common.Manager.Open.24.png Open source

Opens the Excel source file, displays the worksheet and marks the range selected in the list where the object originates.

Open folder

Opens the folder where the Excel source file is stored.

Image.Link.Reconnect.16.png Reconnect

Changes the connection of an object (to another worksheet or file) or restores a broken connection.

Image.Link.Unlink.16.png Delete link

Removes the link to the Excel source. Tables are no longer displayed in the Excel Data Manager and can therefore no longer be updated.

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Good to know

The “Delete link” option transforms data in text into normal text.


Image.Link.ChangeSource.24.png Change source

Change the name or location (path) of the Excel source file.

Image.Common.Manager.Title.Edit.16.png Edit title

Create or edit the title of the selected object to make it easier to find in the Excel data manager or by using the “Search” function. Assigned titles are transferred from toolsweb to Excel.

Image.Common.Manager.Comment.Edit.16.png Edit comment

You can write “comments” on your Excel object to make it easier to find in the Excel Data Manager or by using the “Search” function.


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Good to know

You can remove a comment or a title at any time by deleting the text that was entered and clicking on “OK”.


The data object options in the list view

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The data object options

Image.Link.IsNoUpdate.16.png Lock object

A list object can be locked and cannot be updated as a result.

Image.Link.IsSingleUpdate.16.png Single update

The selected list object is ignored when the “Update all” function is performed and can only be updated with the “Update selection” function.

Image.Link.IsMyObject.16.png My objects

The selected list object is given the status "My object". Objects with this status can be updated separately by using the “My objects” function.

Image.Link.IsRelative.24.png Relative paths

The selected list object receives a relative path, i.e. the path specification of the connected Excel workbooks refers to a storage location in relation to the current directory of the Word document.

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Good to know

Relative paths can be switched on or off in the firesys settings in the tab "General".


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Good to know

Avoid working on your Excel documents while Excel objects are being updated.


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The table options

Image.Link.IsTable.32.png Table

A complete table from an Excel file is located in the Word document.

Image.Link.IsTableManuallyFormatted.24.png Table with manual layout

A complete table from an Excel file is located in the Word document and was assigned a manual layout.

Prozent Tabelle.32.png Table with manual scaling

A table from an Excel file is located in the Word document and has manual scaling. The value of the scaling can be read from the symbol of the data object.

Prozent Manuell Tabelle.32.png Table with manual layout and scaling

A table from an Excel file is located in the Word document and has been provided with both a manual layout and manual scaling.


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The data in text options

Image.Link.IsDitAbsolute.16.png Data in text

Contents from an Excel cell are displayed at the required position in the Word document.

Image.Link.IsDitAbsolute.16.png Data in text as absolute value

Contents from an Excel cell are displayed as an absolute value at the required position in the Word document. This inserts the number as a pure number without sign.

Daten im Text-Objekte, die bei der nächsten Aktualisierung als Absolutwert gesetzt werden.png Data in text objects which will be set as an absolute value during the next update

For an already existing data in text object, the “As absolute value” option was selected. During the next update, the element is displayed as a normal data in text object as an absolute value.

Daten im Text-Objekte, die bei der nächsten Aktualisierung nicht mehr als Absolutwert gesetzt werden.png Data in text objects which will no longer be set as an absolute value during the next update

For a data in text objects, the “As absolute value” setting is removed. The next time the Excel data object is updated, the data in text object is displayed as a normal data in text object.

Daten im Text-Objekte mit abweichender Einheit.png Data in text objects with a different unit

This icon indicates a data in text object for which a different unit was defined.

Daten im Text-Objekte, die bei der nächsten Aktualisierung mit abweichender Einheit gesetzt werden.png Data in text objects which are set with a different unit during the next update

This icon indicates that a different unit was added for an existing data in text object. During the next update, the element becomes a normal data in text object with a different unit.

Daten im Text-Objekte mit abweichender Einheit, die seit der letzten Aktualisierung bearbeitet wurden.png Data in text objects with a different unit which were processed since the last update

This icon indicates that an existing data in text object with a different unit was processed since the last update.

Daten im Text-Objekte mit abweichender Einheit, die bei der nächsten Aktualisierung nicht mehr mit abweichender Ein.png Data in text objects with a different unit that are no longer set with a different unit during the next update

This icon indicates that an existing data in text object with a different unit was changed since the last save operation and the different unit was removed. During the next update, this element is displayed as a normal data in text object with a different unit.

Daten im Text-Objekte als Absolutwerte mit abweichender Einheit.png Data in text objects as an absolute value with a different unit

This icon indicates that an existing data in text object with a different unit was set as an absolute value.

Daten im Text-Objekte, die bei der nächsten Aktualisierung als Absolutwert mit abweichender Einheit gesetzt werden.png Data in text objects which are set as an absolute value with a different unit during the next update

This icon indicates that an existing data in text object was changed in such a way that it now contains a different unit and an absolute value. This change will be applied the next time it is saved.

Daten im Text-Objekte als Absolutwerte mit abweichender Einheit, die seit der letzten Aktualisierung bearbeitet wur.png Data in text objects as an absolute value with a different unit which were processed since the last update

This icon indicates that an existing data in text object with absolute values and a different unit was changed since it was last saved.

Daten im Text-Objekte mit abweichender Einheit, die bei der nächsten Aktualisierung nicht mehr als Absolutwerte mit.png Data in text objects with a different unit which are no longer set as absolute values with a different unit during the next update

This icon indicates that an existing data in text object with a different unit and an absolute value was changed since it was last saved and the different unit and the “Absolute value” status was removed. During the next update, this element is displayed as a normal data in text object with a different unit.


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Different unit

Operator.png Operator

Here you can select which mathematical operator you want to use for calculating the different unit.

Faktor.jpg Factor

For each calculation type, one of the specified factors - 1,000 (thousand), 1,000,000 (one million) and 1,000,000,000 (a billion) can be selected.

Nachkommastelle.png Displayed decimal places

You can define how many decimal places are displayed for your number.

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Good to know

With divisions, the result is rounded up to the specified decimal place.


See also

Navigation hoch.svg An overview of the Excel data manager
Navigation rechts.svg The data object options in the Excel data manager
Navigation rechts.svg Update Excel contents
Navigation rechts.svg The list view in the Excel data manager

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