PowerPoint templates use placeholders to reference the data they require from report/s in KeyedIn.
The fields in a report are referenced from the PowerPoint template using a placeholder in the format:
[UniqueReportReference.FieldName]
e.g. [PPT01.Project Name].
For example, to display the Project name on our first slide, create a data report in KeyedIn to return the Project Name and any other details, as appropriate.
The report must contain a filter which filters on the Current Project Code (CONTEXT-PROJECTCODE).
Give the report a name and description and for this example set the unique reference to PPT01.
Note: The Unique Reference field has been added to reports to allow PowerPoint templates to identify the report/s it will use. The unique reference is set on the Details tab for the report.
The use of the unique reference is to allow a set of PowerPoint templates and their associated reports to be loaded into any environment without having to amend the template details that reference customer specific report keys.
Now enter a placeholder in your PowerPoint document to reference the report data, this is simply entered as text in the PowerPoint document.
