Step-by-Step Guide to Word Reports in Business Central
Word reports in Business Central allow developers to create report objects while power users design the layout in Microsoft Word, enabling document-style reports like invoices or activity summaries. This approach separates data definition from presentation design using Word's XML mapping features.
post Aardvark Labs
Key points
- Word reports use DefaultLayout = Word and WordLayout property to reference a DOCX file for formatting
- Developers create the report object with dataset and columns; Word users export and edit the layout through Report Layouts page
- XML Mapping in Word’s Developer pane connects report data elements to the document structure
- Repeating controls in Word tables display multiple rows from nested dataitems
- Custom layouts can be created, edited, and marked as default to override the report’s built-in layout
AL objects mentioned
As named in the post. A name that matches one object page by exact type and name links to it; the others stay as named.
- report “ARD_VendorActivity”
Not found in BC28-30: report “ARD_VendorActivity”.
Context
- Features: Word Report layouts, XML Mapping Pane, Report Layout export, Custom layout upload, Repeating controls, Default layout assignment
Source: Aardvark Labs, community blog. Summary, key points and quotes are derived (CONTENT-NOTICE.md); read the original for the full text.