/onestopreporting/help/report-designer/introduction/report-designer-interface-2/osr-excel-ribbon/options section 2024-07-04T17:39:28+02:00 # Options #### **Options** Clicking the **Options** button opens the **Report Designer Options** dialog box. This dialog contains two tabs: /onestopreporting/help/report-designer/introduction/report-designer-interface-2/osr-excel-ribbon/options/1-the-designer-tab page 2024-08-07T11:22:23+03:00 # 1. Designer tab ## Designer tab  | Option | Function | |----|----| | Always open Report Designer in Run mode | If the checkbox is selected and a saved report is opened, Report Designer will always open with the Run tab active. | | Insert field title above cell on drop | If the checkbox is selected, when a data field is dragged into an Excel sheet, Report Designer will automatically create a title one cell above the data field. The title can be modified or deleted in the cell. | | Show tooltips in modules | If the checkbox is selected, you will get tooltips with extra technical information from the ERP system when hovering over a data item in the Report Designer menu. | | Create Group Dialog | The vertical slider has three settings (Always, Conditionally, and On CTRL). Depending on its position, Report Designer will always, conditionally, or never prompt the user to create a new group when a data field is dragged into the report definition. If the slider is set to On CTRL, OSR Report Designer will never prompt the user and the user must manually create a group by holding the CTRL key while dragging the field.  | | Application | Allows you to select a language for the OSR application using a drop-down list. | | Integration Dictionary | Allows you to select a language for the integration package using a drop-down list. | /onestopreporting/help/report-designer/introduction/report-designer-interface-2/osr-excel-ribbon/options/2-the-application-tab page 2024-08-07T11:22:23+03:00 # 2. Application tab ## Application tab  | Option | Function | |----|----| | Auto-connect | If selected, Report Designer will always connect when Excel is run. However, if the checkbox is cleared, you are required to manually connect Report Designer before designing or running a report. | | Auto-start report | Opening Excel by double-clicking a OneStop Reporting report via Windows Explorer overrides the setting under Auto-connect, and the OSR Report Designer Excel COM add-in starts automatically when Excel is opened. To prevent the OSR Report Designer Excel COM add-in from starting even when Excel is opened by double-clicking a OneStop Reporting report, you must select the Auto-start report checkbox. To prevent the OSR Report Designer Excel COM add-in from starting automatically no matter how Excel is started, both the Auto-connect and the Auto-start report checkboxes must be cleared. | | Sign in automatically | If the checkbox is selected, OSR Report Designer will automatically sign in with the previously logged-on user. | | Portal URL | Shows your OneStop Reporting portal URL. | | Licensed to | Displays the license information. | | About... | Click this button to get information about the Report Designer version, build number and the license information. |