Excel writer

Stream XLSX data

Check this option when writing large XLSX files. It uses internally a streaming API and is able to write large files without any memory restrictions (of course not exceeding Excel’s limit of 1,048,575 rows and 16,384 columns).

Create parent folder

Enable to create the parent folder

If output file exists

Check this option when writing large XLSX files. It uses internally a streaming API and is able to write large files without any memory restrictions (of course not exceeding Excel’s limit of 1,048,575 rows and 16,384 columns).

Add filename(s) to result

Check to have the filename added to the result filenames

Wait for first row before creating file

Checking this option makes the transform create the file only after it has seen a row. If this is disabled the output file is always created, regardless of whether rows are actually written to the file.

Sheet Name

The sheet name the transform will write rows to.

Make this the active sheet

If checked the Excel file will by default open on the above sheet when opened in MS Excel.

If sheet exists in output file

The output file already has this sheet (for example when using a template, or writing to existing files), you can choose to write to the existing sheet, or replace it.

Protect Sheet

The XLS file format allows to protect an entire sheet from changes. If checked you need to provide a password. Excel will indicate that the sheet was protected by the user you provide here.

Start writing at cell

This is the cell to start writing to in Excel notation (letter column, number row)

When writing rows

The transform may overwrite existing cells (fast), or shift existing cells down (append new rows at the top of sheet)

Write Header

If checked the first line written will contain the field names

Write Footer

If checked the last line written will contains the field names

Auto Size Columns

If checked the transform tries to automatically size the columns to fit their content. Since this is not a feature the xls(x) file formats support directly, results may vary.

Force formula recalculation

Leave styles of existing cells unchanged

If checked, the transform will not try to set the style of existing cells it is writing to. This is useful when writing to pre-styled template sheets.

Start writing at end of sheet

The transform will try to find the last line of the sheet, and start writing from there.

Offset by …​ rows

Any non-0 number will cause the transform to move this amount of rows down (positive numbers) or up (negative numbers) before writing rows. Negative numbers may be useful if you need to append to a sheet, but still preserve a pre-styled footer.

Begin by writing …​ empty lines

The transform will try to find the last line of the sheet, and start writing from there.

Omit Header

Any non-0 number will cause the transform to move this amount of rows down (positive numbers) or up (negative numbers) before writing rows. Negative numbers may be useful if you need to append to a sheet, but still preserve a pre-styled footer.

Name

The field to write

Type

The type of data

Format

The Excel format to use in the sheet. Please consult the Excel manual for valid formats. There are some online references as well.

Style from cell

A cell (i.e. A1, B3 etc.) to copy the styling from for this column (usually some pre-styled cell in a template)

Field Title

If set, this is used for the Header/Footer instead of the Hop field name

Header/Footer style from cell

A cell to copy the styling from for headers/footers (usually some pre-styled cell in a template)

Field Contains Formula

Set to Yes, if the field contains an Excel formula (no leading '=')

Hyperlink

A field, that contains the target to link to. The supported targets are Link to other cells, http, ftp, email, and local documents

Cell Comment / Cell Author

The xlsx format allows to put comments on cells. If you’d like to generate comments, you may specify fields holding the comment and author for a given column.