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Figure 181

If you want to use dataplus files for a report containing comparison

geographies, you will need to ensure that dataplus files will be generated

by the Data Manager for the comparison geographies. To do this, remove

the hash symbol (#) from the beginning of each comparison geography

codes in all of the worksheets. In the Geography and Filters worksheet,

copy and paste the comparison geography codes from Column A into the

split column, Column D.

Use the Excel Data Manager add-in to export the XML data files to the

report folder. In the ‘Save As’ dialog you must change the file name to

‘dataplus.xml’ (Figure 182).

Figure 182

When you export, the Excel Data Manager will generate a separate

dataplus XML file for each area in the base geography. These will be

named dataplus_{feature code}.xml. Note that only these files need to

contain the associates used by the spine chart (e.g. baseline, trend, state,

etc). The data.xml (and supporting theme files) that are used by the other

components does not necessarily need to include these associates.