Updating Commands

To refresh a report's links, click on the Update Commands Button in the Desktop Toolbar, or select Edit | Update Commands. The software will update all of the commands in the report.

Command Errors

If any of the report's commands generated errors when they were updated, you will receive a prompt telling you how many errors need to be corrected. Commands generate errors when the software can't find the content that the command originally linked to. Common causes of command errors include restructuring the linked workbook and accidental editing of the command text in the report document. To correct a command error, you edit the command.

Searching for Command Errors

The Find Commands Panel in the Report Navigator provides a search option that locates commands with errors. See Searching for Commands.

Changes to Optional Content

If any of the report's optional content items have changed status since the last update, you will receive a prompt asking if you want to review a document listing the changes.

When Should I Update?

You need to update the commands if:

Any of the workbooks linked to your report have changed; and

You want to see the changes incorporated into your report.