Using a generated template, a user can enter or retrieve data for combinations of organization units, dimensions and accounts with one input or report template. This type of template may be useful, for example, for entering data for several units and dimensions (for example, a region as in the Static Row Generation example template, EX_RT103). Using a normal input template, the data would have to be entered for one unit at a time. With a generated template, data can be entered for several units at the same time using just one template. Also, data can be entered for several region and account combinations as in the Static Row Generation example (EX_RT103).

Sheets can be generated by rows or columns. It is also possible to create combined row and column generation templates in which both rows and columns are generated, for example, accounts on rows and dimension units on columns. Generated input or reporting typically includes processing only a few accounts in relation to units or dimensions. It can be used to process larger numbers of accounts, but note that this increases the number of rows on the template.