First open alpha release

We are excited to announce that you can now test SWATE in a very early alpha preview version.
If you decide to do so, please take the time to set up a Github account to report your issues and suggestions here.
You can also search existing issues for solutions for your questions and/or discussions about your suggestions.

Here are the necessary steps to use SWATE:

• Excel (rightfully) enforces https on all addins. We currently have only a self-signed certificate.
  This means that you will have to install our certificate under Trusted Root Certification Authorities. You will need to do this for either of the following methods.
  You can find the .cert file in the test release archive.
  We recommend you to remove this certificate from your trusted sources when SWATE has an own certificate.

• If you use Excel locally:

  • Install node.js LTS (needed for office addin related tooling)
  • Download the test release archive below and extract it
  • If not done already, install Swate_SelfSigned_Certificate.cer under Trusted Root Certification Authorities
  • Execute the test.cmd (windows, as admin) or test.sh (macOS, you will need to make it executable via chmod a+x) script.

• If you use Excel in the browser:

  • Download the test release archive below and extract it
  • If not done already, install Swate_SelfSigned_Certificate.cer under Trusted Root Certification Authorities
  • Launch Excel online, open a (blank) workbook
  • Under the Insert tab, select Add-Ins
  • Go to Manage my Add-Ins and select Upload my Add-In
  • select and upload the manifest.xml file contained in the test release archive.