Excel Tools

Hi,

is there a plan to upgrade the plugin to be compatible with the version 22.1 +.

Regards

It's deprecated, but it's still included and still works, as of the last I checked.

Hi

Using Merge Excel documents has been working very successfully. Now shows an error -

Merge Excel Documents A part with the name '/docProps/core.xml' already exists : Packages shall not contain equivalent part names and package implementers shall neither create nor recognize packages with equivalent part names. [M1.12].

Any ideas as to cause and how to overcome this error?

Regards

Hello Mike 

we are trying to read an excel file but we get this error.

ERROR com.appiancorp.ps.exceltools.util.ExcelHelperUtils - Zip bomb detected! The file would exceed the max. ratio of compressed file size to the size of the expanded data.
This may indicate that the file is used to inflate memory usage and thus could pose a security risk.
You can adjust this limit via ZipSecureFile.setMinInflateRatio() if you need to work with files which exceed this limit.
Uncompressed size: 3092989, Raw/compressed size: 30929, ratio: 0.010000
Limits: MIN_INFLATE_RATIO: 0.010000, Entry: xl/styles.xml
java.io.IOException: Zip bomb detected! The file would exceed the max. ratio of compressed file size to the size of the expanded data.
This may indicate that the file is used to inflate memory usage and thus could pose a security risk.
You can adjust this limit via ZipSecureFile.setMinInflateRatio() if you need to work with files which exceed this limit.
Uncompressed size: 3092989, Raw/compressed size: 30929, ratio: 0.010000
Limits: MIN_INFLATE_RATIO: 0.010000, Entry: xl/styles.xml

We get this error using all the 3 function available with the plug in

• Read Excel File Paged
• Read Excel Cell by Name
• Read Excel Cell by Number

This error occur with the latest apache poi when in the excel file there are many rows/columns with the same content, and in my excel file i have this issue.

could be possible to set: 

ZipSecureFile.setMinInflateRatio(0); in oprder to avoid this error or some other fixing.

Let me know if you need an exemple of my excel to read.

Thank You

Gianluca

Hi Folks,

I'm getting below details in Heath Check report for Version 20.4

Excel Tools (com.appiancorp.ps.exceltools) references private and deprecated Appian APIs

[private] com.appiancorp.common.xml.XmlBeanSerializer.populateObject(java.lang.Object, org.w3c.dom.Node)
[private] com.appiancorp.services.ASLIdentity.getIdentity()
[private] com.appiancorp.type.TypeRef.getId()
[deprecated] com.appiancorp.services.ServiceContext.getIdentity()
[deprecated] com.appiancorp.suiteapi.common.ServiceLocator.getContentService(com.appiancorp.services.ServiceContext)
[deprecated] com.appiancorp.suiteapi.common.ServiceLocator.getGroupService(com.appiancorp.services.ServiceContext)
[deprecated] com.appiancorp.suiteapi.common.ServiceLocator.getProcessAnalyticsService2(com.appiancorp.services.ServiceContext)
[deprecated] com.appiancorp.suiteapi.common.ServiceLocator.getProcessDesignService(com.appiancorp.services.ServiceContext)
[deprecated] com.appiancorp.suiteapi.common.ServiceLocator.getProcessExecutionService(com.appiancorp.services.ServiceContext)
[deprecated] com.appiancorp.suiteapi.common.ServiceLocator.getTypeService(com.appiancorp.services.ServiceContext)
[deprecated] com.appiancorp.suiteapi.common.ServiceLocator.getUserService(com.appiancorp.services.ServiceContext)
[deprecated] com.appiancorp.suiteapi.content.ContentService.getChildren(java.lang.Long, com.appiancorp.suiteapi.content.ContentFilter, java.lang.Integer)
[deprecated] com.appiancorp.suiteapi.process.GenericTypedVariable.<init>()
[deprecated] com.appiancorp.suiteapi.process.GenericTypedVariable.setType(java.lang.Long)
[deprecated] com.appiancorp.suiteapi.process.GenericTypedVariable.setValue(java.lang.Object)
[deprecated] com.appiancorp.suiteapi.process.analytics2.ProcessReport.copy()

 Can someone please help with the solution / suggestions for resolving this?

Thanks,

Aprajita

Hi Zach, if possible can you provide any solution for the issue that we are facing with Excel sheet while uploading.

Caused by: org.apache.poi.ss.formula.eval.NotImplementedFunctionException: _xlfn.XLOOKUP at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.UserDefinedFunction.evaluate(UserDefinedFunction.java:56) at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.OperationEvaluatorFactory.evaluate(OperationEvaluatorFactory.java:155) at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.WorkbookEvaluator.evaluateFormula(WorkbookEvaluator.java:541) at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.WorkbookEvaluator.evaluateAny(WorkbookEvaluator.java:275)

• Added Smart Service to Encrypt an Excel workbook

Hi Mike ,

We facing the below error message , while uploading the excel file.

below is the formula we are having for one column

=IF(COUNTBLANK(B3:H3)=7,"-",IF(B3="","Subprocess,","")&IF(IFERROR(XLOOKUP(TRUE,EXACT(B3,'Manual Reporting Actions'!$B$1:$B$10),
'Manual Reporting Actions'!$B$1:$B$10,1),1)=1,"SubProcess,","")&IF(IFERROR(XLOOKUP(TRUE,EXACT(C3,'Manual Reporting Actions'!$C$1:$C$10),
'Manual Reporting Actions'!$C$1:$C$10,1),1)=1,"Action,","")&IF(XLOOKUP(C3,'Manual Reporting Actions'!$C$1:$C$10,'Manual
Reporting Actions'!$B$1:$B$10,",SubProcess not matched with Action,",0)=wft_manal_reporting_details!B3,"",",
Subprocess Not Matched with Action")&IF(D3="","Company,","")&IF(IFERROR(XLOOKUP(TRUE,EXACT(D3,'Manual Reporting Actions'!$E$1:$E$10),
'Manual Reporting Actions'!$E$1:$E$10,1),1)=1,"Company,","")&IF(IFERROR(VLOOKUP(E3,'Manual Reporting Actions'!$H$1:$H$10,1,0),1)=1,"Site,","")&
IF(AND((F3>=IF(TEXT(TODAY(),"DD")>=6,EOMONTH(TODAY(),-1)+1,EOMONTH(TODAY(),-2)+1)),(F3<=IF(TEXT(TODAY(),"DD")>6,
TODAY(),DATE(TEXT(TODAY(),"YYY"),TEXT(TODAY(),"MM"),6)))),"","Start Date,")&IFERROR(IF(ISNUMBER(MONTH(G3)),"","End Date,"),"End Date,")
&IFERROR(IF(AND(F3<=G3,G3<=TODAY()),"","End Date,"),"End Date,")&IF(AND((F3>=EOMONTH(TODAY(),-2)+1)),"",
"Start Date,")&IF(AND((G3>=EOMONTH(TODAY(),-2)+1)),"","End Date,")&IF(ISNUMBER(H3),"",",TotalVolume"))

from the logs we came to know that XLOOKUP is not supported by this plugin, check the below logs.

2022-02-25 04:25:02,859 [Appian AppianServerThreadPoolProvider 9870672] ERROR com.appiancorp.ps.exceltools.expression.ReadExcelFileFunction - Error evaluating cell wft_manal_reporting_details!A2

org.apache.poi.ss.formula.eval.NotImplementedException: Error evaluating cell wft_manal_reporting_details!A2

        at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.WorkbookEvaluator.addExceptionInfo(WorkbookEvaluator.java:347)

com.appiancorp.object.AppianThreadFactory$LogRunnable.run(AppianThreadFactory.java:89)

        at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)

Caused by: org.apache.poi.ss.formula.eval.NotImplementedFunctionException: _xlfn.XLOOKUP

        at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.UserDefinedFunction.evaluate(UserDefinedFunction.java:56)

        at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.OperationEvaluatorFactory.evaluate(OperationEvaluatorFactory.java:129)

        at org.apache.poi.ss.formula.WorkbookEvaluator.evaluateFormula(WorkbookEvaluator.java:514)

We are currently using this plug-in within our application. As per our latest Appian Health Check Report, it is flagging that this plugin is using either removed, private or depreciated APIs and risk breaking during an upgrade or between hotfixes. Can you please let me know if the plugin will work for Appian version 21.4. Below is the text from our Health Check Report

com.appiancorp.ps.exceltools (com.appiancorp.ps.exceltools) references private and deprecated Appian APIs
[private] com.appiancorp.common.xml.XmlBeanSerializer.populateObject(java.lang.Object, org.w3c.dom.Node)
[private] com.appiancorp.services.ASLIdentity.getIdentity()
[private] com.appiancorp.type.TypeRef.getId()
[deprecated] com.appiancorp.services.ServiceContext.getIdentity()
[deprecated] com.appiancorp.suiteapi.cfg.ConfigurationLoader.initializeConfigurations()
[deprecated] com.appiancorp.suiteapi.common.ServiceLocator.getContentService(com.appiancorp.services.ServiceContext)
[deprecated] com.appiancorp.suiteapi.common.ServiceLocator.getGroupService(com.appiancorp.services.ServiceContext)
[deprecated] com.appiancorp.suiteapi.common.ServiceLocator.getProcessAnalyticsService2(com.appiancorp.services.ServiceContext)
[deprecated] com.appiancorp.suiteapi.common.ServiceLocator.getProcessDesignService(com.appiancorp.services.ServiceContext)
[deprecated] com.appiancorp.suiteapi.common.ServiceLocator.getProcessExecutionService(com.appiancorp.services.ServiceContext)
[deprecated] com.appiancorp.suiteapi.common.ServiceLocator.getTypeService(com.appiancorp.services.ServiceContext)
[deprecated] com.appiancorp.suiteapi.common.ServiceLocator.getUserService(com.appiancorp.services.ServiceContext)
[deprecated] com.appiancorp.suiteapi.content.ContentService.getChildren(java.lang.Long, com.appiancorp.suiteapi.content.ContentFilter, java.lang.Integer)
[deprecated] com.appiancorp.suiteapi.process.GenericTypedVariable.<init>()
[deprecated] com.appiancorp.suiteapi.process.GenericTypedVariable.setType(java.lang.Long)
[deprecated] com.appiancorp.suiteapi.process.GenericTypedVariable.setValue(java.lang.Object)
[deprecated] com.appiancorp.suiteapi.process.analytics2.ProcessReport.copy()

Hi Mike. Looks like any errors during the Import Excel to Database smartservice leave a hung database connection?

If my file generates an error I can't get back to the cloud DB until it times out sometime later...