Hi there,
I’m currently using only office on nextcloud and I considering to switch to collabora.
Now I try to get an idea of the functionality af collabora and I can’t find how to ‘mail merge’, at least this is how it is called in only office. What I’m looking for is a function to merge data from an .xls into a .doc. e.g. to use the same letter text for a different address. Can anybody help me with the information if this functionality is available in collabora? Right now I couldn’t find it.
Thank you
matt
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Hi Mat, I am a user, I believe that currently you use the desktop client for Windows, macOS or Linux for mail merge. LibreOffice will do it if you don’t have Collabora Office installed.
Otherwise functionality in Collabora Online is much greater than any other online suite I have tested such as MSO for the web and Google Docs. The TDF web site has an incomplete comparison between ms for the web and Collabora Online. Also Collabora’s website has an article comparing it to only office (I believe this was created because only office article has a comparison document on their website that is very inaccurate and/or many years out of date).
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Feature_Comparison:_LibreOffice_-_Microsoft_Office
Rob
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There are numerous documentation pages about this, however I was not able to figure out how to make it work.
Notably, the dialog boxes and menu items for “database” entries in fields do not appear in the Collabora install I have, though they are present in my local LibreOffice install. I’m asking questions to see why but haven’t received any answers yet. I hope resurrecting this thread will help in that regard.
My install is native (ie not Docker) on the same box with two domains, one for Nextcloud, one for Collabora. They do function. However, the database stuff doesn’t show up.
Hoping a developer can help.
V-
Hi VarrinS,
Mail merge is not offered (currently) in Collabora Online (CODE, Docker based); it is present in Collabora Office desktop.
Having said that: there are Collabora partners that offer a product integration with mail merge (and much more) functionality integrated. Obviously these have database/CRM like features, that are not offered by Collabora Online.
Maybe you find something here Partners - Collabora Office and Collabora Online
HTH,
Cor
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And wrt help of a developer: for sure it is a feature that ‘a developer’ (or a bunch of) can add 
By the way: welcome at our forum 
Thank you! I hope it is someday implemented! Nice to have a concrete answer now, since I was unable to find one in any other place.