Administration Guide - Avaya Support

Reporting Tool
Export Dialog Box
The export facility supports a number of popular spreadsheet, word processor, and
data interchange formats. You can also attach an exported report file to a message
sent using a MAPI-enabled e-mail system. The message displays an icon to indicate a
report is attached.
This topic describes how to use the Export dialog box to export a report. Each field and
option is described below.
Note: For the full procedure on how to use with this dialog box and the subsequent
system prompts, see Exporting a Report on page 7-32.
Launching the Screen
! File > Export... Launches the Export dialog box.
Configuring the Screen Controls
! Format Select the export file format.
— Character-separated values Encloses alphanumeric field data in
quotes and separates fields with the character of your choice.
You must also specify settings in the Character-Separated Values
and Number and Date Format dialog boxes. See Exporting a
Report on page 7-32.
— Comma-separated values (CSV) Encloses alphanumeric field data
in quotes and separates fields with commas.
You must also specify settings in the Number and Date Format
dialog box.
— Crystal Reports (RPT) Native Crystal Reports format
— Data Interchange Format (DIF) Often used for the transfer of data
between different spreadsheet programs.
You must also specify settings in the Number and Date Format
dialog box.
— Excel 2.1 (XLS), Excel 3.0 (XLS), Excel 4.0 (XLS), Excel 5.0 (XLS)
Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet.
— Lotus 1-2-3 (WK1), Lotus 1-2-3 (WK3), Lotus 1-2-3 (WKS) Lotus
1-2-3 Spreadsheet.
Avaya Modular Messaging Release 3.1 with the Avaya MSS
7–30 MAS Administration Guide
February 2007