https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=158045
Bug ID: 158045
Summary: updating data sources
Product: LibreOffice
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: medium
Component: Writer
Assignee: libreoffice-bugs@lists.freedesktop.org
Reporter: wal...@derwalter.com
datasource/data put into document via mail merge cant be updated.
OS:
Win 11 PRO; Version 22H2 Build 22621.2506
Libre Writer:
Version: 7.3.7.2 (x64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: e114eadc50a9ff8d8c8a0567d6da8f454beeb84f
CPU threads: 8; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 22621; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: de-AT (en_AT); UI: en-GB
Calc: CL
my usecase is that I document client sessions into a calc sheet, cause its
super quick and easy. this .ods file is my data source.
>From time to time I have to print my documentation and archive it.
for this I use writer with the mailmerge feature.
I have set up a document, where all the data gets filled in.
my intended way of working with this would be, that when I open my .odt file
with the mail merge applied, it should recognise that the data source file was
altered and ask me if the data should be reloaded and updated, so all I have to
do is (proof read and) to print it out.
If thats to hard, it would be nice if the "refresh"/"rebuild" button in the
Data -Sources Toolbar (ctrl+shiftF4) would do exactly that, refresh the data
from the file, so when I alter the source, for instance add some new
values/rows, they should get pulled into writer Data-Sources, so I can
instantly export them via mail merge.
at the moment the problem is that there is no way to update the data, without
completely deleting the data source and running trough the whole mail merge
wizard. yes it works, but its so cumbersome if I find and fix stuff and have to
constantly delete and re-add the .ods file trough the wizard.
Coming from Adobe InDesign I feel lost here, I did extensive googling and
reading, but couldn't find any solution, only reports of the problem.
Is there any way you could help me and all the others looking for a solution?
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