---
title: "Report Output Template"
slug: "report-output-template"
description: "This document explains how to configure the settings for Report Data in order to output information to an Excel Template. "
tags: ["Reports", "Report Output Template", "Excel Template", "Loading an Excel file into a Flow", "Report Designer"]
updated: 2026-02-25T20:08:38Z
published: 2026-02-25T20:08:38Z
canonical: "documentation.decisions.com/report-output-template"
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# Report Output Template

## Recognized Behavior

Excel Templates can only be created at the System level by Admin users for v9.0 and above. This feature does not work at the Project level.

## Overview

**Excel Templates** can be applied to Reports by utilizing the **Report Output Folder** at the system level. This feature allows organizations to provide additional customization and consistency of brand identity to Reports before exporting them from a Decisions-based environment.

This article demonstrates how to create and apply an **Excel Template** to a **Report**, as well as how to export and download that Report in **Excel Format**.

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## Example

1. Navigate to **System > Designers > Report Output > Templates**.
2. Right-click on **Templates**.![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/image-1724443534023.png)
3. In the **Add Template** window, provide a **Name**. A description can be added as well, but this is optional. Then, under **Template Properties** **> Template**, add the desired **Excel** file via the **Drag File Here** field or by clicking **Choose a File**.![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/image-1724443686278.png)
4. Configure the **Report Data** to the **Start Row** and **Start Column;** this determines the point in the **Report Output Template** where the data begins populating. This example starts in **Row** 4 and **Column** 1. Then click **Save Template** and exit the window.![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/2026-02-25_10h37_37.png)
5. After the **Excel Template** has been created, navigate and run the desired Report. From the resulting window, select **Download/Send Report** (denoted by printer icon).
6. In the Download/Send Report dialog, under **Settings** **>** **Format,** select **Excel**. Under **Output Type,** choose the previously created **Excel** **Template**, and click **Proceed**.![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/2026-02-25_10h43_48.png)
7. In the resulting **Export View** window, click **Download Exported Report**.
8. After the Excel-formatted report downloads, open it and verify that the **Report Output Template** was applied correctly.![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/2026-02-25_10h56_19.png)

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