The following requirements must be fulfilled to use the Excel Add-In:

• License: The software infra-CONVERT has to be installed with a valid license. This license must allow a direct start of infra-CONVERT.¹⁾
• .NET: The .Net framework has to be installed in version 4.
• Windows: Windows 7 or newer as the operation system.
• Microsoft Excel: The software Excel of Microsoft has to be installed as Excel 2007 (version 12) or newer.²⁾

Start the installation by opening the installer ExcelReportAddIn.exe.
The setup window appears. Within this window you can select different functions by clicking the left mouse button:

1. Open our homepage
   Your web browser opens our homepage www.elias-gmbh.de.
2. Show the license
   The user license of our Excel-Add-Ins will show up.
3. Open the handbook
   Your web browser opens this wiki.
4. Start the install
   - The install process starts.
   - Depending on your OS the User Account Control may show up.
   - Please confirm it by clicking Yes.
   - After the install is complete the note will show Complete.
5. End program
   Exits the setup program.

After you installed the Add-In you have to confirm the install at the first start of Excel.

The Excel Report Add-In will be installed into the following Directories³⁾:

The current version of the Add-In will install the following templates:

• First inspection plan of VDA, status 2012, german and english
• First inspection plan of VDA, status 2013, german and english
• First inspection plan of VDA, status 2015, german

We have programmed the setup program of the Excel Add-In so that none of your data will be lost after installation. In order to see all the above templates in Excel, the installation must be performed on a system that does not have the add-in. If your system already has the add-in and you want to install the new templates, please uninstall the existing add-in first and delete the above directories. Please save any existing templates first! You can then reinstall them in the Add-In with the help of these instructions.