https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=12518
Edwin Sharp <[email protected]> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Keywords| |needhelp Status|RESOLVED |REOPENED Resolution|NOT_AN_ISSUE |--- --- Comment #7 from Edwin Sharp <[email protected]> --- (In reply to mroe from comment #6) > This is a feature since the data browser exists, not a bug. This issue is marked enhancement... > A data row has a defined number of fields (columns). So D&D a row into a > Writer document it asks you, how to insert the selected rows. > > But a column have so many entries how the database have rows. Hundreds? > Thousands? It is possible to have a data source with column number > row number... > But apart from that you can feel free to insert the whole table (all rows) > and select in the "Insert Database Rows" dialog window only the column(s) > that you want. Not efficient... > D&D a column insert a mail merge field, so it is easy to create mail merge > letters. This worked long before the mail merge wizard was introduced. And > this feature was documented but now I can't find anything about this in the > help. > > So imagine that you create a mail merge (template) by dragging columns into > the document, and you fill the document by dragging the right row. Interaction with data source columns shouldn't be limited to mail merge fields creation. > Because of this I change the status. I request more opinions heard before dismissing this issue. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the issue. You are the assignee for the issue. You are watching all issue changes.
