Output Configuration

Output Configuration determines how generated documents are named and tracked in your spreadsheet. The tutorial automatically creates a sample Output Configuration for you.

Required Settings

The only required setting in Output Configuration is the Document Name Column.

Document Name Column

Every generated document requires a filename.

Select the spreadsheet column that contains the filenames you want to use.

You can also use spreadsheet formulas to build filenames dynamically by combining multiple values.

Optional Settings

The following settings help you track generated documents directly from your spreadsheet.

Store Document URLs or IDs

For each output format, you can choose to store either:

The document URL
The document ID

back into a selected spreadsheet column.

This makes it easy to reopen, share, or reference generated documents later.

Store Generation Timestamps

You can choose a spreadsheet column where AnyMerge Docs will record when each row was processed.

This helps you answer questions such as:

Which rows have already been processed?
When was a document generated?
Which records still need attention?

Sample Output Configuration

The tutorial configures the sample setup to:

Use values from the Filename column as document names
Generate Google Docs™ documents
Store Google Docs™ URLs in the Document Link column
Store generation timestamps in the Created At column

You can review and modify these settings from the Sheet Configuration → Output Configuration editor.

Output Configuration is the final step before generating documents. Once configured, AnyMerge Docs not only creates documents, but also helps you track the results directly from your spreadsheet.

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