Read Excel Table activity

An activity that reads data from a Microsoft Excel table, and then stores the values in variables that can be used in the process.


Read Excel Table activity

Configure the Read Excel Table activity

To configure the Read Excel Table activity, do the procedure in this topic.

Prerequisites

Good to Know

How to Start

  1. Open Process Builder.

    For information about how to open this screen, refer to Process Builder.


    Open Process Builder
  2. In Process Builder, in the Activity Library, open the Document tab.

    Document tab
  3. On the Document tab, drag the Read Excel Table activity onto your process.

    Read Excel Table activity

General Configuration

Specifies the basic settings for the Read Excel Table activity.

Figure: General Configuration screen

General Configuration screen

Good to Know

  • Documentation for this screen is provided for completeness. The fields are mostly self-explanatory.

Fields

Field NameDefinition

Display Name

Function:
Specifies the activity name that shows in your process.
Accepted Values:
One line of text that can have spaces.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Process Data Variables:
No
Example:
This is a common configuration field that is used in many examples. Refer to:
  • Examples - Step-by-step use case examples, information about what types of examples are provided in the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation, and other resources where you can find more examples.

Description

Function:
Specifies an optional text description for your activity.
Accepted Values:
More than one line of text.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Process Data Variables:
No

Design Time Repository

Specifies the data source for your design time template.

Figure: Source Repository screen

Source Repository screen

Fields

Field NameDefinition

Amazon S3 Amazon S3 icon

Function:
Specifies that Amazon S3 is the data source for your design time template.

To select your design time template, complete the fields on Read Excel Table > Design Time Template > Amazon S3.

Box Box icon

Function:
Specifies that Box is the data source for your design time template.

To select your design time template, complete the fields on Read Excel Table > Design Time Template > Box.

Dropbox Dropbox icon

Function:
Specifies that Dropbox is the data source for your design time template.

To select your design time template, complete the fields on Read Excel Table > Design Time Template > Dropbox.

File System File System icon

Function:
Specifies that the file system on the AgilePoint Server machine is the data source for your design time template.

To select your design time template, complete the fields on Read Excel Table > Design Time Template > File System.

FTP FTP icon

Function:
Specifies that FTP is the data source for your design time template.

To select your design time template, complete the fields on Read Excel Table > Design Time Template > FTP.

Google Drive Google Drive icon

Function:
Specifies that Google Drive is the data source for your design time template.

To select your design time template, complete the fields on Read Excel Table > Design Time Template > Google Drive.

NetSuite NetSuite icon

Function:
Specifies that NetSuite is the data source for your design time template.

To select your design time template, complete the fields on Read Excel Table > Design Time Template > NetSuite.

OneDrive OneDrive icon

Function:
Specifies that OneDrive is the data source for your design time template.

To select your design time template, complete the fields on Read Excel Table > Design Time Template > OneDrive.

OneDrive for Business OneDrive For Business icon

Function:
Specifies that OneDrive for Business is the data source for your design time template.

To select your design time template, complete the fields on Read Excel Table > Design Time Template > OneDrive for Business.

Salesforce Salesforce icon

Function:
Specifies that Salesforce is the data source for your design time template.

To select your design time template, complete the fields on Read Excel Table > Design Time Template > Salesforce.

SFTP SFTP icon

Function:
Specifies that SFTP is the data source for your design time template.

To select your design time template, complete the fields on Read Excel Table > Design Time Template > SFTP.

SharePoint SharePoint icon

Function:
Specifies that SharePoint is the data source for your design time template.

To select your design time template, complete the fields on Read Excel Table > Design Time Template > SharePoint.

Runtime Repository

Specifies the data source for your runtime template.

Figure: Runtime Repository screen

Runtime Repository screen

Fields

Field NameDefinition

Amazon S3 Amazon S3 icon

Function:
Specifies that Amazon S3 is the data source for your runtime template.

To select your runtime template, complete the fields on Read Excel Table > Runtime Template > Amazon S3.

Box Box icon

Function:
Specifies that Box is the data source for your runtime template.

To select your runtime template, complete the fields on Read Excel Table > Runtime Template > Box.

Dropbox Dropbox icon

Function:
Specifies that Dropbox is the data source for your runtime template.

To select your runtime template, complete the fields on Read Excel Table > Runtime Template > Dropbox.

File System File System icon

Function:
Specifies that the file system on the AgilePoint Server machine is the data source for your runtime template.

To select your runtime template, complete the fields on Read Excel Table > Runtime Template > File System.

FTP FTP icon

Function:
Specifies that FTP is the data source for your runtime template.

To select your runtime template, complete the fields on Read Excel Table > Runtime Template > FTP.

Google Drive Google Drive icon

Function:
Specifies that Google Drive is the data source for your runtime template.

To select your runtime template, complete the fields on Read Excel Table > Runtime Template > Google Drive.

NetSuite NetSuite icon

Function:
Specifies that NetSuite is the data source for your runtime template.

To select your runtime template, complete the fields on Read Excel Table > Runtime Template > NetSuite.

OneDrive OneDrive icon

Function:
Specifies that OneDrive is the data source for your runtime template.

To select your runtime template, complete the fields on Read Excel Table > Runtime Template > OneDrive.

OneDrive for Business OneDrive For Business icon

Function:
Specifies that OneDrive for Business is the data source for your runtime template.

To select your runtime template, complete the fields on Read Excel Table > Runtime Template > OneDrive for Business.

Salesforce Salesforce icon

Function:
Specifies that Salesforce is the data source for your runtime template.

To select your runtime template, complete the fields on Read Excel Table > Runtime Template > Salesforce.

SFTP SFTP icon

Function:
Specifies that SFTP is the data source for your runtime template.

To select your runtime template, complete the fields on Read Excel Table > Runtime Template > SFTP.

SharePoint SharePoint icon

Function:
Specifies that SharePoint is the data source for your runtime template.

To select your runtime template, complete the fields on Read Excel Table > Runtime Template > SharePoint.

Read Excel Table Configuration

Specifies an operation to read and store data from a Microsoft Excel table.

Figure: Read Excel Table Configuration screen

Read Excel Table Configuration screen

Fields

Field NameDefinition

Design time - Repository Name

Function:
Shows the access token of the document source repository type you selected for design time.
Accepted Values:
Read only.

Design Time Template

Function:
Shows the name of the Microsoft Excel template file that Process Builder uses when you create or change the app.
Accepted Values:

Read only

The runtime template file and the design time template file must have the same column names in the Excel table.

Runtime - Repository Name

Function:
Shows the access token of the document source repository type you selected for runtime.
Accepted Values:
Read only.

Runtime Template

Function:
Shows the name of the Microsoft Excel template file the activity uses to read the Excel file when the process runs.
Accepted Values:

Read only

The runtime template file and the design time template file must have the same column names in the Excel table.

Field Mapping

Function:
Specifies the connection from the Microsoft Excel columns response parameter to your process schema.
Accepted Values:
Click the Schema Mapping Schema Mapping icon button to open the Schema Mapper screen.

Use this screen to connect the response to the data model for your process.

Default Value:
None
Example:
Refer to: