Formula in the excel output

Hi All ,
I am using BIP 10.1.3.4.2 and we have a following requirement from client.
They want to write a formula in the excel output
Example:
Output has and all having value zero.
When I execute the report the following output comes up.
Item colA ColB ColC(ColA+ColB)
It1 0 0 0
What business needs is if they will change the value of ColA and ColB in the output the ColC .
will change automatically.
Please suggest.
Thanks & Regards,

I would suggest you to create an excel template.
You can also create formula column as required.
The resulting excel will have columns with formulas.

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