Importing query results into Microsoft Excel

You can import the query results into a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet by using the query Web address. Only Microsoft Excel 2002 and 2003 are supported.

Before you begin

You cannot import dynamic queries.

About this task

In Rational® ClearQuest®, you can import query results into Microsoft Excel using the query Web address. In Rational ClearQuest, you can export query results directly from Rational ClearQuest to a text file or a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. See Exporting the contents of result sets.

To import query results into Microsoft Excel:

Procedure

Run the query. Create a bookmark for the Web address or add it to your Favorites list.
In Microsoft Excel, create a new workbook.
1. From the main menu, click Data > Import External Data > New Web Query.
2. Paste the Web address for the query into the New Web Query address bar and click Go. The Web address should resemble the following example, where dbset is the name of your database set, contextid is the name of your user database, and queryID is your query ID.
  http://localhost/cqweb/main?command=GenerateMainFrame&service=CQ&dbset=2003.06.SR3&
  contextid=SAMPL&queryID=33554655&&username=admin&password=pword
3. Click the arrows next to the sections of the result set that you want to import. Clicking an arrow changes it to a green check mark. When you are finished, click Import
In the window that opens, determine where to put the imported data and click OK.

What to do next

Microsoft Excel imports only the records that appear on the result set page. To import more data, increase the number of records on the result set page.