Windward Core
Some of our most innovative features originate with the users of our software. Please use this forum to submit ideas for new features and enhancements to existing features. The more votes from users from different Customers an idea receives, the more likely the feature will be added in the near future.
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Support for .NET Core via NuGet
.NET Framework will have no ongoing releases, being replaced by .NET Core.
All new development in our company is .NET Core.11 votes -
Keyboard shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts would be very helpful...Like inserting Out tag, generate a document etc. Also possibility to customize own shortcuts.
10 votesHello Reporter,
I am happy to let you know this idea has been reviewed and accepted. I will update this ticket again when work begins on this functionality and a release date is clear.
Thank you for your idea.
Adam Austin
Product Manager -
Support Hidden styles in templates
If a Document Template has hidden styles defined, then the generated document (.docx) file should generate the document with those styles hidden.
One of our clients that generates their documents from our system using Windward, has very clearly defined corporate styles and an expectations that all of their staff will only use those styles in Word Documents to ensure that they are providing a united, consistent front for their customers.
The templates have styles defined based on their corporate style guide. When a document is generated, the hidden styles are displayed again, which means that our customer has stopped using…
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Preserve page number formatting across different sections in Word (AutoTag)
Currently in Autotag 12.5.37, when there are different sections in a Word Document that utilize different page number formats (e.g. i/ii/iii/iv/... and 1/2/3/4/...) and a document is generated from a data source, the formatting in the template does not come through and all page numbers default to the 1/2/3/4/... format, resulting in confusion for the reader.
Allowing for this capability will make it easier for Autotag users to maintain a more refined template where readers can more easily identify the section that they are reading and reduces rework for Autotag users.
Thanks!
6 votesHello Reporter,
This idea has been accepted for future development and added to our backlog. I will update this ticket again when the functionality is targeted for a release.
Thank you for your idea, and please submit any other suggestions you may have to improve our product.Adam Austin
Product Manager -
Improve Import tag handling of bad/missing data
Currently, if the Import tag is passed bad data (e.g. an image file doesn't exist or is an unsupported format), the only apparent way to prevent the report from breaking altogether is to set a default image. But what if we don't want a default image and just want the tag to be ignored if it doesn't like the data? Or what if the default image to be shown is also data-dependent?
I suggest two improvements:
That instead of displaying a default image, the tag could optionally be ignored altogether. In many cases, it would be preferable to have no…
6 votes -
https
Update this site to use https
6 votes -
Excel worksheet display or be dropped based on value from data
There is a need to hide or show Excel worksheet based on value we are getting. That could work with IF tag where value "true" shows tab and value "false" hides tab.
6 votes -
Different PDF converter/convert through Word
We are having a lot differences between the Word output and that generated by Windward PDF. Spacing can be different and sometimes the PDF does things wrong that Word does correctly, such as text going through a footer or the PDF not breaking the page correctly when using Keep with Next. It seems to me a lot of defelopment time goes into trying to make the PDF output better.
In literally every instant, the PDF from Word's Export feature worked correctly. Also, the output is half the file size, which is also very important for us.
A lot of our…4 votesHello Reporter,
Perhaps you can benefit from Windward’s “Use Office for PDF Output” functionality, this sounds like the functionality you described. Please see this Ohana article on how you can setup the Windward Engine to use Microsoft Office’s native PDF export functionality for PDF output: https://ohana.windwardstudios.com/m/76878/l/1178439-how-do-i-use-microsoft-office-to-generate-pdf-output-in-report-designer
Please let me know if this solution works for you, or expand on your request if I misunderstood it. Thank you.
Adam Austin
Product Manager -
Escape key to exit the Edit Tag window
Would be great if we can exit the Edit Tag window by pressing ESC key.
Minor improvement - agree - but can be frustrating as it is part of basic standard usability.4 votes -
Password protect excel output
The same way you can protect a PDF with a password, it would be great if we could do it for excel files too.
http://ideas.windwardstudios.com/forums/248503-windward-beta-program/suggestions/34628473-encrypted-pdf-output4 votes -
Expand the capabilities of meta data tree tool tips
In the meta data tree, I would like the ability to modify the tool tip that is shown with newlines so that I can have a more extensive tip, and also with links so that users can get from the tool tip to company documentation.
4 votesHello Reporter,
I am happy to announce that we have accepted this idea for future development! I will update this ticket again when we have news about when this functionality can be expected. Thank you for your suggestion, and please submit any other ideas you have to improve our products.
Adam Austin
Product Manager -
Add support for Office table styles to Excel templates.
Currently, Office default table styles are not supported in tables in Excel templates, and don't appear in output generated from those templates. Formatting tables in Excel templates is basic functionality expected by Excel users, and limits the formatting options available for output generated from Excel templates.
4 votesHello Reporter,
We have reviewed this idea internally and have accepted it for development. I will update this idea again when we have started development on this functionality. Thank you for your suggestion, and please submit any other ideas you have to improve our products.
Adam Austin
Product Manager -
Excel dropdown lists not rendered in generated output
Would like Excel Drop-down Lists to be available in generated output. Currently available in Word templates that can be used in both Word and PDF output but not able to do this with an Excel template.
4 votesHello Reporter,
We have reviewed this idea internally and accepted it for future development. I will update this ticket again once development has been started on this functionality. Thank you for your suggestion, and please submit any other ideas you have to improve our products.
Adam Austin
Product Manager -
Support Mirosoft Word DOCM file format and Macros
We have many Microsoft Word template with Microsoft Word Macros in them (Word > Developer > Macros).
The templates are saved in DOCM file format.
Currently, Windward Report Designer supports using the DOCM templates with Windward Report Designer, to create outputs successfully and to save the output in DOCM file format, but the macros are not available in the output.
Windward Report Designer shall support Microsoft Word DOCM file format and Macros, so that the Macros can be run after output generation.4 votes -
PDF/A
The ability to generate PDF/A compliant pdf's.
PDF/A compliance is increasingly asked as a requirement for long term storage and for digital signatures.4 votes -
Use an OUT tag in a graph title
I want to produce a series of graph for different equipment types, and put the equipment type in each graph title.
There is a work around (put the graph title outside of the graph) which is ok for any advanced user. However, our plan is to give access to Windward Designer to a large crowd of users from our clients. These users will have limited support and training, i.e. each work around becomes a barrier. The expectation is that you should be able to put an OUT tag in the title4 votes -
Configure tags to accept xml inputs with different root elements
Is it possible to configure Windward Designer tags to accept xml inputs with different root elements? For example, the sample template would produce valid output if the root element was "John" or "John_202205". In other languages, you do not always need to specify the root element. For example, you can use // to “ Selects nodes in the document from the current node that match the selection no matter where they are.”
3 votes -
Allow for dynamic drop down based on amount of returned rows
Currently, when a drop down is created in a cell (static or dynamic) the drop down is removed when the report is generated.
Either add a Windward drop down function (ideal), or support Excel generated drop downs.
Another helpful addition to this would be to make the drop down options distinct (optional, chosen by user).
3 votesHello Reporter,
I am happy to report that we have accepted this idea since sufficient interest was measured elsewhere. I will update this ticket again once development has been started on this functionality. Thank you for your suggestion, and please submit any other ideas you have to improve our products.
Adam Austin
Product Manager -
Add ability to dynamically rename Excel worksheet
For example, when using a Worksheet break at the start of the each iteration (Foreach tag).
3 votes -
Support Unix Time
Support Unix Time and be able to format that as a date or datetime
Perhaps a new macro could do this for us.
example converter
https://www.unixtimestamp.com/index.php3 votes
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