Overview
This Smart Service can be used to generate Excel Document from SQL Query. This is an alternative to Smart Services using the Apache POI library. This plugin makes use of Fast-Excel open-source java library and can handle large data sets efficiently by optimising the memory utilisation during the generation of excel file.
Key Features & Functionality
Data Types: SQLSheetDataSmart Services: writeSQLToExcelV1
Features:
Can this Smart Service be used to query an external database in SQLserver?
Yes.
1. External Database - As long as you configure the data source in admin console and pass in the jndi name it will work
2. SQLServer - Haven't tested specifically with SQLServer, but it should work as the implementation is generic. If you do see any errors or discrepancies in the output excel do update here and I will try to fix.