Query Parameter in Plugin

RE: Query Parameter in Plugin

Mike Schmitt — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:16:00 GMT

I also just became aware of a newer plugin called "JSON to Excel" which would allow you to take your array data, format it into a JSON string, then pass it into that smart service and create an EXCEL document directly, without needing the CSV intermediary. As a bonus, this smart service accepts a base template, meaning you could provide an empty template with pre-named, pre-formatted columns (you can set custom column widths, give friendly column names with colors/styles applied, etc, all of which will persist in the final generated file.)

RE: Query Parameter in Plugin

Goddati Venkatesh — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 06:59:24 GMT

Thank you very much Stefan Helzle , Its working now as expected

RE: Query Parameter in Plugin

Stefan Helzle — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 06:08:15 GMT

If you create a simple text file with a placeholder like "###content###", not in MS WORD !!!, and change the extension to "csv", the output will keep that extension.

RE: Query Parameter in Plugin

Goddati Venkatesh — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 06:03:21 GMT

Thanks for your efforts Stefan Helzle

I wanted to pass csv file to "Generate Excel from CSV" smart service this plugin accepting only csv file as input,

But "Text Doc from Template" giving output in DOCX extension

RE: Query Parameter in Plugin

Stefan Helzle — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 05:54:35 GMT

This is a very complicated way ... I think I can help you.

This is your CSV output. Write it to a file using the smart service "Text Doc from Template".

RE: Query Parameter in Plugin

Goddati Venkatesh — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 04:16:32 GMT

I have data in the below format , do we have direct plugin to convert below data into excel

RE: Query Parameter in Plugin

Goddati Venkatesh — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 02:10:17 GMT

How can I create excel directly, I am attaching sample output ,I want to create excel for below data ,is this possible Directly ?

RE: Query Parameter in Plugin

Mike Schmitt — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 17:59:55 GMT

Why would you bother with the intermediary HTML and CSV steps, as opposed to just creating an Excel document directly?

RE: Query Parameter in Plugin

Goddati Venkatesh — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 17:42:54 GMT

Hi Mike Schmitt ,Stefan Helzle the requirement is in below query

https://community.appian.com/discussions/f/user-interface/38954/data-into-excel

As chris suggested some code I am trying to create CSV file so we have plugin to create excel with csv

Process flow :

Creating html document from local variable data by passing into process variable (using generate html from Doc smart service )

Giving html document as input to smart service to create CSV files

Atlast that CSV file is giving as input to CSV to excel converter smart service

RE: Query Parameter in Plugin

Stefan Helzle — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 15:51:17 GMT

Not sure why you need that HTML? Would you mind describing the whole use case you have?

RE: Query Parameter in Plugin

Mike Schmitt — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 15:38:20 GMT

OK, I was just confused since I looked in that older thread you linked and the only thing Stefan mentioned was the "text from template smart service" which I linked.

But also, if you're just trying to create a CSV from data in a local variable, what's wrong with the "text from template smart service", using a CSV file as your template? All you'd do is output text with rows delimited by a newline (afaik) and columns delimited by, i believe, a comma.

RE: Query Parameter in Plugin

Goddati Venkatesh — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 15:11:15 GMT

Stefan Helzle can you suggest any other ways to create CSV I have data in one local variable (list of text string),iam passing data from that local variable to process variable

RE: Query Parameter in Plugin

Goddati Venkatesh — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 15:06:15 GMT

No Mike Schmitt it's HTML to CSV smart service

RE: Query Parameter in Plugin

Stefan Helzle — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 13:56:31 GMT

Seems like there is no documentation. What a pity!

I assume this uses some kind of CSS selector to find the data table in the HTML.

RE: Query Parameter in Plugin

Mike Schmitt — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 13:51:54 GMT

Are you asking about the Text Doc from Template smart service?

RE: Query Parameter in Plugin

Goddati Venkatesh — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 13:36:39 GMT

RE: Query Parameter in Plugin

Goddati Venkatesh — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 13:31:22 GMT

Hi Stefan Helzle , I have seen your reply for below query

https://community.appian.com/discussions/f/process/31199/convert-html-to-csv-smart-service-set-row-1-in-csv

I checked that plugin i didn't find about that ,Can I get any inputs from you?,It would be helpful for me.

RE: Query Parameter in Plugin

Stefan Helzle — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 12:35:26 GMT

When you download the plugin from the app market, it should include some documentation.