https://community.appian.com/discussions/f/new-to-appian/37274/readexcelsheetpaging-takes-blank-columnhi, I am using the function to extract the data from excel sheet readexcelsheetpaging( excelDocument:ri!excelTemplate, sheetNumber:0, pagingInfo:a!pagingInfo( startIndex:0, batchSize:1000 ) ).data This is returning additional blank column. Leten-USTelligent Community 12https://community.appian.com/thread/139471?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 12 Aug 2024 22:21:04 GMTd3a83456-d57b-489c-a84c-4e8267bb592a:4f1a9d65-ac27-422f-9a9b-ffa4f048c0d7kowsalyavijayan<p>okay , I will try&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.appian.com/thread/139461?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 12 Aug 2024 17:41:55 GMTd3a83456-d57b-489c-a84c-4e8267bb592a:fd907a2a-1d39-402b-9a98-8935bd789d57Konduru Chaitanya<p>Just index the columns which have data in&nbsp;them into the dictionary. I think that should suffice. Or you can define the&nbsp;numberOfColumns as Baji babu mentioned.</p> <p>For a better answer I would request you to share the code that you wrote to build the dictionary/map. Mostly it would be an auto detect error in the function.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.appian.com/thread/139460?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 12 Aug 2024 16:08:54 GMTd3a83456-d57b-489c-a84c-4e8267bb592a:24da76e6-daab-49fa-9d8a-b435d301e1d0baji mekala<p>Hi <a href="/members/kowsalyav7826">kowsalyavijayan</a>&nbsp;</p> <p>Please go through the below screenshot</p> <p><img style="max-height:240px;max-width:320px;" src="/resized-image/__size/640x480/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/62/pastedimage1723478796387v1.png" alt=" " /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.appian.com/thread/139459?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 12 Aug 2024 16:01:06 GMTd3a83456-d57b-489c-a84c-4e8267bb592a:c87f60d8-e89a-4a32-86af-6d1f73facaadkowsalyavijayan<p>Sure, some more background, I have three sheets in the work book and extracting all the sheets , the above code, i am trying to test for sheet 0, it returns all columns perfectly , but the issue is it also extracts additional blank column. and this is same for all sheets&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.appian.com/thread/139458?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 12 Aug 2024 15:48:29 GMTd3a83456-d57b-489c-a84c-4e8267bb592a:c5fbcb2b-67bc-4764-8b8f-14c2c47c0bf9Konduru Chaitanya<p><img style="max-height:60px;max-width:209px;" alt=" " height="60" src="/resized-image/__size/418x120/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/62/pastedimage1723477544089v1.png" width="209" /></p> <p>Very unclear what is happening here. Could you please share a proper SS of this output and also the input Excel doc.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>