SSRS - Issue when exported to excel. Hidden columns appear as merged columns

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I have a report which has hidden column in between visible columns. When the report is exported as an excel file. These hidden columns appear as merged columns with visible columns. Is there anyway to hide these columns from excel view as well ? By hide, I mean not to even display as merged columns ?

Posted 31-May-15 17:24pm

Asanka Perera

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RossMW · Answer 1 · 2015-06-03T16:17:00

The short answer is no. This is the way the export function operates.

However. It is possible to modify the report to avoid these problems.

See How_to_eliminate_merged_and_hidden_cells_issue_from_excel_export[^]

Merged cells can also occur in report headers where the field is larger than the columns of a table. We normally add a variable to allow the user to hide the headers for a cleaner export. (flags the visibility property)