diff --git a/.apack-manifest.xml b/.apack-manifest.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 440fe83..0000000
--- a/.apack-manifest.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-
-
-
-
- github.com/abap2xlsx/abap2xlsx
- abap2xlsx
- 7.15.0
- abapGit
- https://github.com/abap2xlsx/abap2xlsx.git
-
-
-
diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
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index da181f6..0000000
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,165 +0,0 @@
-abapGit changelog
-=================
-
-Legend
-------
-* : fixed
-! : changed
-+ : added
-- : removed
-
-2022-01-08 v7.15.0
-------------------
-! Refactor ABAP Cloud: change REFRESH to CLEAR
-* Prevent row height zero
-+ New parameter ip_columnrow in SET_CELL and other methods
-! Refactor ABAP Cloud: remove use of DTEL SYLANGU and DTEL GUID_16
-! Refactor ABAP Cloud: remove use of cl_abap_conv_out_ce=>uccpi
-! Refactor ABAP Cloud: move converter classes to not_cloud package
-+ Check demo regressions
-! Refactor ABAP Cloud: change FLOAT to F
-! Refactor ABAP Cloud: remove TYPE-POOLS statements
-! Refactor ABAP Cloud: change SYTABIX to I
-! Lint rule to reject commented code / commented code removed
-+ Add column for photographer in zdemo_calendar
-! Lint rule to reject code not in keyword_case upper
-! Refactor ABAP Cloud: use new collection classes
-+ Allow more than 255 sheets per workbook
-! Refactor ABAP Cloud: Domain for ZEXCEL_SHEET_TITLE
-* Demo WebDynpro: ICF, button text, MIME type
-! Refactor ABAP Cloud: ddic, fix UUID and GUID_16
-* Typo in code: hasehd -> hashed
-! Refactor ABAP Cloud: MOVE statements
-! Refactor ABAP Cloud: remove DTEL INTTYPE
-* After BIND_TABLE no columns in object
-+ Change_area_style (same as change_cell_style, but for area)
-+ Customizable demo 25 + backend in demo 37
-* Reflect new abap2xlsx project URL
-* Fix enhancement categories of several structures
-* Fix links after org. move
-! Refactor method change_cell_style in zcl_excel_worksheet
-* Correcting broken links after moving of repo
-* Reader fails for workbook with chart
-+ Worksheet columns right-to-left
-* README.md, update urls
-* Huge writer error height/hight and fit to page
-! Refactor ABAP Cloud: remove use of DOMA INT2
-! Refactor ABAP Cloud: remove use of DTEL DSTRING
-* Huge reader reading cells multiple styles
-! Pretty print
-* Add exception handling
-! Split convert_column2alpha
-+ SET_AREA/SET_AREA_FORMULA: set value or formula for whole area instea… …
-
-2021-11-11 v7.14.0
-------------------
-+ changelog
-! Refactor ABAP Cloud: column width based on SAP font
-! Refactor ABAP Cloud: DDIC references changed
-! Refactor ABAP Cloud: collection classes
-! Refactor: split unit tests into one method per case
-! pretty print zcl_excel_worksheet
-* SET_CELL_FORMULA: set formula even if cell was uninitialized
-! Refactor: replace all macros with methods
-+ Add ability to generate report from template
-* Read range of print titles
-+ Multiple Styles in One Cell ("rich text format")
-+ Bind ALV with non-displayed SALV data
-+ new feature "Ignored Errors"
-* Ignore invalid Excel Table names
-+ new feature "Calculated Columns"
-* better error message for ZDEMO_EXCEL25
-
-2021-10-11 v7.13.0
-------------------
-! zcl_excel_common: refactor unit tests
-! Refactor: replace zcl_excel_aunit with cl_abap_unit_assert
-! Refactor ABAP Cloud: DDIC references changed
-* clear Style exporting parameter in GET_CELL
-+ Conditional Formatting for Cells that "Begin With" and more
-- Delete unused customui objects
-* ZDEMO_EXCEL37 incorrect screen field labels
-* SHIFT_FORMULA
-! Refactor: replace macro with method in zcl_excel_style_number_format
-* autofilter messed up if several sheets
-* autofilter + filtering value, then read it, the filtering value is lost
-* autofilter on row 2 is incorrectly set on row 1
-! Refactor: change EXIT to RETURN, where applicable
-! Refactor: zcl_excel_common: refactor STATICS to CLASS-DATA
-* Writer: trailing spaces of cell values lost
-! Refactor: move zexcel_s_org_rel to demos
-! update to latest abapGit format
-! abaplint to not change sy fields anymore
-! Refactor: Do not change sy fields anymore
-! abapGit diff says zdemo_calendar_classes has changed
-! update abaplint configuration to latest
-! Refactor: Move non-Cloud code to separate package (#795) …
-* Reader: empty Excel date -> ABAP 00000000
-
-2021-09-11 v7.12.0
-------------------
-! First draft of the contributing guidelines
-! Refactor: remove usage of CHAR07 domain
-
-2021-08-11 v7.11.0
-------------------
-! Pretty print on all source code
-! Create coding-guidelines.md
-! remove usage of CHAR08 DTEL
-! remove usage of CHAR10 domain
-! remove usage of OS_BOOLEAN
-
-2021-07-11 v7.10.0
-------------------
-! remove unused DOMA
-! Reader: wrong worksheet dimension
-* GET_TABLE: support fields of type date
-* Vietnamese, Emoji and other characters not rendered in old SAP versions
-* SET_TABLE: support table headers with newline
-* SET_CELL: support values with wildcard format like `_x0041_`
-
-2021-06-11 v7.9.0
-------------------
-! update linter config to latest
-+ Remove 15 chars. limit at encrypt password
-+ Reader to read range of hyperlinks and new method SET_AREA_HYPERLINK
-* Vietnamese, Emoji and other characters not rendered
-* Update of ZDEMO_EXCEL31 to use CALCULATE_COLUMN_WIDTHS
-! remove CHAR01
-
-2021-05-11 v7.8.0
-------------------
-! remove "BOOLEAN" domain
-! replace messages with ones from ZABAP2XLSX message class
-
-2021-04-11 v7.7.0
-------------------
-! remove CHAR_02 domain
-! abapGit format update
-
-2021-03-11 v7.6.0
-------------------
-! AUnit warning zcl excel reader huge file "# au > "#au
-! Remove doma ZEXCEL_BOOLE01
-
-2021-02-11 v7.5.0
-------------------
-+ Possibility to get the fieldcatalog with mandt
-! cleanup types in zif_excel_book_protection
-
-2021-01-11 v7.4.0
-------------------
-! warning about SAPLink in documentation, and replace obsolete links in zangry_birds and zdemo_excel1
-! remove XFELD usage
-! Dynamic prefill of date in zdemo_calendar
-
-2020-12-11 v7.3.0
-------------------
-* Fix in ZDEMO_EXCEL11: Field-symbol usage
-! Update abapGit-installation.md
-
-2020-11-11 v7.2.0
-------------------
-! Improve Documentaiton
-! Fix package errors
-+ Feature: Enable custom converters
diff --git a/docs/contributing/publishing-a-new-release.md b/docs/contributing/publishing-a-new-release.md
index 0d08ae3..269d952 100644
--- a/docs/contributing/publishing-a-new-release.md
+++ b/docs/contributing/publishing-a-new-release.md
@@ -9,17 +9,7 @@ Version numbering is based on [Semantic Versioning 2.0.0](https://semver.org/):
- `15`: a minor release
- `0`: patch level (bug fixes)
-Create a branch for this new release and change these files:
-- `changelog.txt`
- - Type from scratch the list of commits since the last version, and add as prefix for each commit:
- - `+`: new feature
- - `*`: bug fix
- - `!`: feature modification
- - `-`: feature removed
-- `zcl_excel_version`
- - Indicate the new version number (NB: the abap2xlsx APACK class uses this version number)
-- Restart abapGit to consider the latest version of the changed APACK class, to make the file `.apack-manifest.xml` contain this latest version
- - Push the changes to the repository
+Create a branch for this new release, change `zcl_excel_version` to indicate the new version number and push the changes to the repository
With GitHub Desktop (or any Git console or Git user interface), [add the tag](https://docs.github.com/en/desktop/contributing-and-collaborating-using-github-desktop/managing-commits/managing-tags) `7.15.0` to this branch.
@@ -31,7 +21,11 @@ Now [create the release in GitHub](https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/relea
- Click "Releases"
- Click "Draft a new release"
- Click "Choose a tag"
-- Type the title, click "Auto-generate release notes" and click "Prview" to verify
-- Click "Publish release"
+- Type the title, click "Auto-generate release notes" and click "Preview" to verify; you should have a list with the following items, edit as required:
+ - `+`: new feature
+ - `*`: bug fix
+ - `!`: feature modification
+ - `-`: feature removed
+- Click "Publish release"
- It's done, zip and tar.gz files are automatically assigned to the release
-- The new release appears in the Code home page
+- The new release appears in the Code home page, with the changelog in the release page itself.
diff --git a/src/zcl_excel_apack.clas.abap b/src/zcl_excel_apack.clas.abap
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index aa47c14..0000000
--- a/src/zcl_excel_apack.clas.abap
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@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-CLASS zcl_excel_apack DEFINITION
- PUBLIC
- FINAL
- CREATE PUBLIC .
-
- PUBLIC SECTION.
-
- INTERFACES if_apack_manifest.
-
- METHODS: constructor.
-
- ALIASES descriptor FOR if_apack_manifest~descriptor.
-
- PROTECTED SECTION.
- PRIVATE SECTION.
-ENDCLASS.
-
-
-
-CLASS zcl_excel_apack IMPLEMENTATION.
-
- METHOD constructor.
-
- descriptor-group_id = 'github.com/abap2xlsx/abap2xlsx'.
- descriptor-artifact_id = 'abap2xlsx'.
- descriptor-version = zcl_excel=>version.
- descriptor-repository_type = 'abapGit'.
- descriptor-git_url = 'https://github.com/abap2xlsx/abap2xlsx.git'.
-
- ENDMETHOD.
-
-ENDCLASS.
diff --git a/src/zcl_excel_apack.clas.xml b/src/zcl_excel_apack.clas.xml
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index f48bc93..0000000
--- a/src/zcl_excel_apack.clas.xml
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@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-
-
-
-
-
- ZCL_EXCEL_APACK
- E
- abap2xlsx version and dependencies
- 1
- X
- X
- X
-
-
-
-