Backoffice Errors

Excel can't open the exported file file extension missing

Overview

Problem / Symptoms:

If you encounter excel not opening an exported file

Diagnosis:

Solution / resolution:

  • They need to manually add the filename extension (.xls or .xlsx) if they changed the default save location or the filename. 

  • The system would keep the filename extension if you save it to the default location and filename

  • The default location can be found in VS&T, under Till Setup in the report directory. 

You can also enable the following Windows Option:

  • Hide Extensions for known file types:

  • When exporting the file the file extension will be included.