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Enabling file processing for an Axiom file

In order to use file processing on an Axiom file, the file must have a File Processing Control Sheet. Once the control sheet has been added, you can complete the file processing settings by using the File Processing task pane.

To enable file processing for an Axiom file:

1. Open the file for which you want to enable file processing. File processing can be set up for report files, templates/plan files, and driver files.

   IMPORTANT: Before enabling file processing for a plan file, make sure that the plan file design can accommodate ongoing data refreshes. When file processing is initiated, a full refresh occurs, including all enabled Axiom queries in the file. For more information, see Considerations for using file processing in plan files.

2. On the Axiom tab, in the File Output group, click File Processing > Enable file processing in this workbook.

The File Processing pane opens, and a sheet named Control_FileProcessing is added to the file. You can now set up file processing using either the task pane or the control sheet. For more information on configuring each type of file processing, see the detailed topics in this section.

You can also enable file processing in the following ways:

• Right-click in a file and then click File Processing > Enable File Processing in this workbook.
• On the Axiom Designer tab, in the Developer group, click Tools > Add a Control Sheet > File Processing. This option is only available to administrators.

Once file processing has been configured for a file, it can be executed as follows:

• Users can open the file directly and perform file processing from within the file. See Running file processing on an Axiom file.
• File processing can be performed via a Scheduler job. See File processing using Scheduler.
• File processing can be performed from a task pane. See Executing file processing from a custom task pane or ribbon tab.