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Excel Tools

Overview

Provides several smart services and functions for handling data in Excel and CSV formats.

Key Features & Functionality

Smart Services included are:

  • Import CSV to Database
  • Import Excel to Database
  • Merge Excel Documents
  • Load CSV to Database
  • Convert HTML to CSV
  • Convert Excel to CSV
  • Encrypt Excel with Password

Functions included are:

  • Read Excel File Paged
  • Read Excel Cell by Name
  • Read Excel Cell by Number
  • Read Excel By Headers
  • Query Appian Logs
  • Export Datasubset to Base64
  • Validate Document Headers
  • Get Workbook and Sheet Metadata

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  • v2.11.0 Release Notes

    • BIGINT data types now use Java Long instead of Integer to support larger numbers for CSV import
  • Version 2.10.0 introduced a breaking change which impacts processes using the smart service "Import CSV to Database" where the data source is external. CSV Imports fail with the error: "Error Executing SQL", whereas the same process works fine in version 2.9.0. This issue persists in 2.10.1 also. Requesting clarification if a resolution is known for this issue or if this would be fixed in an upcoming release.

  • Is Excel Tools Version 2.5.0 is compatible with Appian 25.3?

  • v2.10.1 Release Notes
    • Upgraded log4j to fix vulnerabilities
  • We are using [Deprecated] Export SQL to Flat File smart service and we recently updated the plugin version to 2.10.0. We tested it is working fine as expected. Do we know if we can continue using this smart service?

  • We are using the Excel tools plugin to read data from an uploaded excel file into a database table. The plugin is reading the display value of a cell instead of the actual value. 

    For ex. Display value is 0 for actual value 0.003.

    Is there a way to get actual value? please suggest 

  • Do we have any workaround for this problem ? or is there a plugin upgrade or new function that can solve this problem? please share

  • Version 2.10.0 introduces a breaking change which impacts processes using the smart service "Import CSV to Database" where the data source is external. CSV Imports fail with the error: "Error Executing SQL", which works fine in version 2.9.0. Requesting clarification if a resolution is known for this issue or if this would be fixed in an upcoming release.

  • Hi Team,

    Observed a behaviour in the “Import Excel to Database” Smart Service: when we map duplicate Excel header names to different database field names, the import fails with the error “column name cannot be null or empty.”

    In our use case, a single Excel header needs to be copied into multiple database fields, but this is currently not possible due to the error.

    Could you please verify this behavior and confirm whether it is a known issue? Also, can you confirm whether this will be addressed in an upcoming plugin release?

  • v2.10.0 Release Notes

    • Added optional parameter to PagedReadExcelFile Function to support raw value extraction