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title: "Configuring Workspaces"
description: "To enable the creation of Excel reporting templates in a workspace, a directory structure must exist in this workspace and that directory structure must contain object type Lucanet.Excel-Reporting."
source_url: https://support.lucanet.cloud/en/documentation/consolidation-financial-planning/excel-integration/lucanet-excel-reporting/configure-workspace-excel-reporting
language: en
last_updated: 2023-08-16
---
# Configuring Workspaces

## Overview

To enable the creation of Excel reporting templates in a workspace, a directory structure must exist in this workspace and it must be possible to create the object type **Lucanet.Excel-Reporting** in this directory structure.

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Right-click the root folder or a folder in the **Workspace configuration** and select **Create | Directory structure** from the context menu.

Creating a directory structure
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Enter the **name** of the directory structure.
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Click **Save**.
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## Adding Object Type for Excel Reporting

To add an object of type Lucanet-Excel-Reporting in a directory structure:

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Click the name of the desired directory structure in the **Workspace configuration**.
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Click **Edit**.
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Click the **Object type** column and choose **Lucanet.Excel-Reporting** from the drop-down list.

Selecting the object type 'Lucanet.Excel-Reporting'
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Click **Save**.

The directory structure is then displayed as a workspace in the overview, and an element of type **Lucanet.Excel-Reporting** can be created and edited there.
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